Movie

The Death of Louis XIV

★ 6.5/10 · 99 votes 2016 1h 55m Released

DramaHistory

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud Louis XIV Patrick d'Assumçao Fagon, le médecin Marc Susini Blouin, le valet de chambr B Bernard Belin Mareschal, le chirurgien Irène Silvagni Madame de Maintenon Vicenç Altaió Le Brun