Movie: Voltaire

Top 10 Billed Cast

George Arliss
George Arliss

Voltaire

Margaret Lindsay
Margaret Lindsay

Nanette Calas

Doris Kenyon
Doris Kenyon

Mme. Pompadour

Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray

Count de Sarnac

Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen

King Louis XV

Theodore Newton
Theodore Newton

François

Gordon Westcott
Gordon Westcott

The Captain

Murray Kinnell
Murray Kinnell

Emile, Voltaire's Servant

Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd

Mme. Clarion, Actress

David Torrence
David Torrence

Dr. Tronchin

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    Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.

  • Release Date

    1933-08-05

  • Average

    5.25

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

    Beautiful women were pawns in the dangerous game he played with kings and nations!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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