The Case of Poisons

The Case of Poisons

103 mins | Drama, Crime, Horror, History | Nov. 4, 1955

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...

The Case of Poisons

103 mins | Drama, Crime, Horror, History | Nov. 4, 1955

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...
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Excelsa Films, Franco London Films
Original title L'Affaire des poisons
Directors Henri Decoin
Writers Albert Valentin, Georges Neveux, Henri Decoin

Cast

Danielle Darrieux

as Madame de Montespan

Viviane Romance

as Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin

Paul Meurisse

as l'abbé Guibourg

Anne Vernon

as Hermine des Œillets

Maurice Teynac

as Nicolas de La Reynie

Pierre Mondy

as le capitaine François Desgrez

Roldano Lupi

as Lesage

Christine Carrère

as Angélique de Fontanges

Albert Rémy

as le bourreau Guillaume

Renaud Mary

as Henri de Montespan