The Case of Poisons

Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, the rejected mistress decides to visit La Voisin, a woman known as a fortune teller, a doctor, a midwife and who is also said to arrange black masses and sell poisons. Some time later Marie-Angélique, now Duchess of Fontanges, dies mysteriously aged only twenty...

Country:

France

Genre:

History,

Crime,

Drama,

Horror

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1955

Director:

Henri Decoin

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Company:

Franco London Films,

Excelsa Film

Cast:

Madame de Montespan

Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin

l'abbé Guibourg

Hermine des Œillets

Nicolas de La Reynie

Crew:

Director

Music

Writer

Writer

Writer