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Angelique and the King

1966 · 100 min

A lavish, old-fashioned costume romp with court intrigue, smoldering glances, and a dash of lurid menace.

Directed by
Bernard Borderie
Genres
Adventure, History, Romance
Starring
Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort
Tagline
The dazzling mistress of rogues and royalty gambles her beauty for the favor of the most elegant Libertine in all of France - Louis XIV himself.
Overview
Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Bernard Borderie
Genres
Adventure, History, Romance
Starring
Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • love
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, history, romance
Directed by
Bernard Borderie
Starring
Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Toja, Sami Frey, Estella Blain, Fred Williams, Pasquale Martino
Music
Michel Magne
Runtime
100 min
Country
France, Italy, Germany
Languages
French

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