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Molière

1978★ 6.0 · 304h 13mDramaHistory

Overview

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV.

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Cast

Albert Delpy
as Boileau

Roger Planchon
as Colbert

Jean-Claude Penchenat
as Louis XIV

Patrick Floersheim
as Le curé

Philippe Caubère
as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort

Maurice Chevit
as Le curé de l'école

Marie-Françoise Audollent
as La Forest / La servante

Daniel Mesguich
as Monsieur, frère du Roi

Jean Dasté
as Le grand-père de Molière

Guy-Claude François
as L'homme-oiseau

Brigitte Catillon
as Armande Béjart

Mario Gonzales
as Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully

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Release date: 1978-08-30

Runtime: 4h 13m

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