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The Case of Poisons (1955) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1955 · 103 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Henri Decoin
- Starring
- Albert Rémy, Anne Vernon, Danielle Darrieux, Pierre Mondy, Maurice Teynac, Paul Meurisse
Madame de Montespan, Louis XIV’s chief mistress, is disgraced when the king favors the young Marie‑Angélique Scorailles. To regain influence, the scorned Montespan seeks La Voisin, a famed fortune‑teller, physician, midwife and alleged dealer in black masses and poisons. Soon after, the newly titled Duchess of Fontanges, Marie‑Angélique, dies mysteriously at only twenty.
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