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The Case of Poisons(Movie, 1955)

Original title: "L'affaire des poisons" (French/FR)
1h 43min | Genres: History, Crime, Drama, Horror
The Case of PoisonsRating: 3.0/5 (with 11 vote)
The Affair of the Poisons (French: L'affaire des poisons, Italian: Il processo dei veleni) is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance and Paul Meurisse. The film is adapted from the 1907 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou. It was shot in Technicolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. The film is set against the backdrop of the real Affair of the Poisons in seventeenth century France, and demonstrates a darker tone than many more nostalgic depictions of the past. ()
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About The Case of 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...

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Original language: French (FR)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/04/1955
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"L'Affaire des poisons"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:228134, Added: 04/29/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024