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Molière(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-08-30
59%
29 Votes
Time: 4h 0m
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Italy
Movie: Molière
Top 10 Billed Cast
Philippe Caubère
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
Marie-Françoise Audollent
La Forest / La servante
Jean Dasté
Le grand-père de Molière
Roger Planchon
Colbert
Daniel Mesguich
Monsieur, frère du Roi
Albert Delpy
Boileau
Joséphine Derenne
Madeleine Béjart
Brigitte Catillon
Armande Béjart
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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.
Release Date
1978-08-30
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