Voltaire

Voltaire

72 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 5, 1933

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.

Voltaire

72 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 5, 1933

Voltaire
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Voltaire
Directors John G. Adolfi
Writers E. Lawrence Dudley, George Gibbs, Maude T. Howell, Paul Green

Cast

George Arliss

as Voltaire

Margaret Lindsay

as Nanette Calas

Doris Kenyon

as Mme. Pompadour

Alan Mowbray

as Count de Sarnac

Reginald Owen

as King Louis XV

Theodore Newton

as François

Gordon Westcott

as The Captain

Murray Kinnell

as Emile, Voltaire's Servant

Doris Lloyd

as Mme. Clarion, Actress

David Torrence

as Dr. Tronchin

John George

as Protester in Montage