Angélique, Marquise des Anges (1964)

Angélique, Marquise des Anges is a 1964 French film, based on the novel of the same name by Anne and Serge Golon.  {full_page} ...

Angélique, Marquise des Anges is a 1964 French film, based on the novel of the same name by Anne and Serge Golon. {full_page}

In mid-17th century France, young Louis XIV is struggling for his throne, beggars and thieves haunt Paris and brigands roam the countryside. Fifth child of an impoverished country nobleman, Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup grows up in the Poitou marshlands. Her logical destiny would be to marry a poor country nobleman, have children and spend her life fighting for a meagre subsistence. Destiny has other plans in store for her.

At 17, on returning from her education in a convent, she finds herself betrothed to the rich count Jeoffrey de Peyrac (Jeoffrey Comte de Peyrac de Morens, Lord of Toulouse), 12 years her senior, lame, scarred and reputed to be a wizard. For the sake of her family, Angélique reluctantly agrees to the match but refuses the advances of her husband. Peyrac respects her decision and does not pursue his claim to conjugal rights, wishing rather to seduce than use force.

With the passing of months, Angélique discovers the talents and virtues of her remarkable husband: scientist, musician, philosopher; and to her surprise falls passionately in love with him. But Jeoffrey's unusual way of life is threatened by the ambitions of the Archbishop of Toulouse, and soon arouses the jealousy of the young king himself, Louis XIV. Joffrey is arrested and charged with sorcery.  

Angélique will single-handedly take on the might of the royal court and, survive murder and poison attempts on herself in a supreme effort to save Joffrey from the stake, to no avail. Instinctively, her whole being intent on revenge and her determination to survive, Angélique, alone and desperate, plunges into the darkness of the Paris underworld.

Michèle Mercier: Angélique Sancé de Monteloup

Robert Hossein: Jeoffrey de Peyrac

Jean Rochefort: François Desgrez, solicitor

Claude Giraud: Philippe de Plessis-Bellières

Giuliano Gemma: Nicolas Merlot, the childhood friend of Angélique aka Calembredaine

Jacques Toja: King Louis XIV

Jacques Castelot: Archbishop of Toulouse

Charles Regnier: Conan Bécher

Bernard Woringer: Bernard d'Andijos

Robert Porte: Monsieur brother of the king

Madeleine Lebeau: la Grande Demoiselle

Philippe Lemaire: De Vardes

François Maistre: Prince de Condé

Geneviève Fontanel: Carmencita, a former mistress of Jeoffrey

Jean Topart: Mr Bourié, the prosecutor

Etchika Choureau: Hortense de Sancé, a sister of Angélique

Jacques Mignot: Frère Raymond de Monteloup, a brother of Angélique Yves Barsacq: Le procureur Fallot

Bernard Lajarrige: Baron Sancé de Monteloup, Angélique's father

Jean Ozenne: Marquis de Plessis-Bellières

Alexandre Rignault: Guillaume Lützen

Renate Ewert: Margot

Pierre Hatet: Chevalier de Germontaz

Robert Hoffmann: Chevalier de Lorraine

Roberto: Barcarole

Denise Provence: Barbe

Jacques Hilling: Mr Molines, notary

André Rouyer: Clément Tonnelle

Black Salem: Kouassiba, loyal servant of Jeoffrey

Claude Vernier: President of the tribunal

Rosalba Neri: La Polak

Henri Cogan: Cul-de-Bois

Serge Marquand: Jactance

Monique Mélinand: Marquise de Plessis-Bellières

Sylvie Coste: a friend of Carmencita

Albert Dagnant: The Swiss fugitive

Michaël Munzer: Beau Garçon

Paula Dehelly: Angélique's governes

Le chien Karlo: Sorbonne, Desgrez's dog.

Claire Athana: Queen Marie-Thérèse of Spain

Georges Guéret: Fritz Auer, alchemist

Elisabeth Ercy: Rosine

Patrick Lemaître: Flipot

Guido Alberti: Le grand Mathieu

Jean-Pierre Castaldi: A courtier Voice dubbing

Jacques Thébault: voice of Giuliano Gemma

Rosy Varte: voice of Rosalba Neri

Michèle Montel: voice of Renate Ewert

Angélique films

1964 : Angélique, Marquise des Anges, director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort 

1965 : Merveilleuse Angélique director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Giraud, Jean Rochefort 

1966 : Angélique et le Roy director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Jean Rochefort 

1967 : Indomptable Angélique director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein 

1968 : Angelique et le Sultan director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein

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