Angelique and the King

Angelique and the King (French: Angélique et le Roy), Italian: Angelica alla corte del re) is a 1966 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It stars Michèle Mercier.[1] It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.

Angelique and the King
Italian poster
Directed byBernard Borderie
Produced byFrancis Cosne
Raymond Borderie
Written byAnne Golon
Serge Golon (novel Angélique and the King)
StarringMichèle Mercier
Robert Hossein
Jean Rochefort
Music byMichel Magne
CinematographyHenri Persin
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Production
company
Films Borderie
Fono Roma
Francos Films
Gloria Film
Liber Film
Distributed byGloria Film
Release date
4 February 1966
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
Italy
West Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget52.8 million tickets

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place at Versailles, the Abbey of Fontenay, the Château de Chantilly and Senlis. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

Plot

In the third film of the Angelique series, the title character is sent on a mission by King Louis XIV of France. Later she learns that rumors are spreading that she is the King's mistress. In addition, she learns a secret that a satanic cult are practicing human sacrifices.

Cast

Box office

The film sold 9,477,873 tickets in France, Germany and Spain.[2] It also sold 43.3 million tickets in the Soviet Union,[3] for a worldwide total of 52,777,873 ticket sales.

References
  1. "Angelique and the King". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  2. "Angélique et le Roy (1966)". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ""Анжелика и король" (Angélique et le Roy)". KinoPoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 26 June 2020.


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