The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
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.
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Cast
- Jean-Pierre Léaud — Louis XIV
- Patrick d'Assumçao — Fagon, le médecin
- Marc Susini — Blouin, le valet de chambre
- Bernard Belin — Mareschal, le chirurgien
- Irène Silvagni — Madame de Maintenon
- Vicenç Altaió — Le Brun
- Jacques Henric — Père Le Tellier
- Alain Lajoinie — Le Pelletier
- Olivier Cadiot — Médecin 1
- Philippe Crespeau — Médecin 2
- Alain Reynaud — Médecin 3
- Richard Plano — Médecin 4
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