The Case of Poisons

11/04/1955

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1hr 43min

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History

,Crime

,Drama

,Horror

STORY

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...

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Danielle Darrieux
  • Viviane Romance
  • Paul Meurisse
  • Anne Vernon
  • Maurice Teynac

    Director

  • Henri Decoin

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Franco London Films
  • Excelsa Film

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French