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The Affair of the Poisons (1955) | Slate

The Affair of the Poisons

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The Affair of the Poisons

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Rated 6.9 on TMDB

The Affair of the Poisons

L'Affaire des poisons

Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, the rejected mistress decides to visit La Voisin, a woman known as a fortune teller, a doctor, a midwife and who is also said to arrange black masses and sell poisons. Some time later Marie-Angélique, now Duchess of Fontanges, dies mysteriously aged only twenty...

Released: 1955
Runtime: 1h 43m
Genres: History, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: France
Language: French

Direction and writing

Henri DecoinDirector, Writer

Georges NeveuxWriter

Cast

Danielle DarrieuxMadame de Montespan
Viviane RomanceCatherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin
Paul Meurissel'abbé Guibourg

Albert ValentinWriter

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Anne VernonHermine des Œillets

Maurice TeynacNicolas de La Reynie

Pierre Mondyle capitaine François Desgrez

Roldano LupiLesage

Christine CarrèreAngélique de Fontanges

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