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The Death of Louis XIV( 2016)

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August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean-Pierre Léaud

      Louis XIV

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      Patrick d'Assumçao

      Fagon, le médecin

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      Marc Susini

      Blouin, le valet de chambre

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      Bernard Belin

      Mareschal, le chirurgien

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      Irène Silvagni

      Madame de Maintenon

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      Vicenç Altaió

      Le Brun

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      Jacques Henric

      Père Le Tellier

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      Alain Lajoinie

      Le Pelletier

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      Olivier Cadiot

      Médecin 1

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      Philippe Crespeau

      Médecin 2

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      Alain Reynaud

      Médecin 3

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      Richard Plano

      Médecin 4

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      Adrian Dunãrintu

      Assistant Fagon

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      Francis Montaulard

      Duc d'Orléans

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      José Wallenstein

      Médecin 5

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      Filipe Duarte

      Noble

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      Lluís Serrat

      Ministre 3

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Apr 19 2023
    I was wondering, as I watched this, just how the last few days of Queen Elizabeth II - herself reigning for almost as long - might have looked in comparison with this depiction of the last few days of the acclaimed 'Sun King". Somehow, I doubt she would have been surrounded by quite such a grouping of acolytes and sycophants. Such a collection of quacks and hangers-on riddled with an obsequiousness that would have made "Obadiah Slope" blush. The King has taken to his bed, at the age of 76, suffering from acute pains in his leg. Perched, rather uncomfortably, and adorned with a wig that would no...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    17355.00

    Keywords

    • biography
    • old man
    • king
    • 18th century
    • louis xiv