Movie: Famous Love Affairs
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lauzun
Louis XIV
Mme de Monaco
Saint-Simon
Champagne, le domestique du roi
le gouverneur de la Bastille
Irène, la femme du gouverneur
Mme de Montespan
la servante du gouverneur
Lisette, la servante de Mme de Montespan
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Anthology of four love stories that have some historical basis.
Release Date
1961-11-03
Average
4.2
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