''Angélique, Marquise des Anges'' is a 1964

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directed by

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and starring

Michèle Mercier Michèle Mercier (born 1 January 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monic ...

Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', '' Les Uns et les Autres'' and '' ...

and Jean Rochefort. It is based on the 1956

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of the same name by

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and

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. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany It was shot at the

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and the

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and on location at the

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and Fontenay Abbey. The film's sets were designed by the

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. The film was a major hit across

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, and in 1967 was distributed in Britain. It was followed by four sequels starting with ''

Marvelous Angelique ''Marvelous Angelique'' (French: ''Merveilleuse Angélique'') is a 1965 historical romantic adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It is the second film in the Angélique series, based upon the novels by Anne and Serge Golon, and a sequ ...

Synopsis

In mid-17th century France, young

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is struggling for his throne, beggars and thieves haunt Paris and brigands roam the countryside. Fifth child of an impoverished country nobleman, Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup grows up in the

Poitou Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe. Geography The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...

marshlands. Her logical destiny would be to marry a poor country nobleman, have children and spend her life fighting for a meagre subsistence. Destiny has other plans in store for her. At 17, on returning from her education in a convent, she finds herself betrothed to the rich count Jeoffrey de Peyrac (Jeoffrey Comte de Peyrac de Morens, Lord of

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), 12 years her senior, lame, scarred and reputed to be a wizard. For the sake of her family, Angélique reluctantly agrees to the match but refuses the advances of her husband. Peyrac respects her decision and does not pursue his claim to conjugal rights, wishing rather to seduce than use force. With the passing of months, Angélique discovers the talents and virtues of her remarkable husband: scientist, musician, philosopher; and to her surprise falls passionately in love with him. But Jeoffrey's unusual way of life is threatened by the ambitions of the Archbishop of Toulouse, and soon arouses the jealousy of the young king himself, Louis XIV. Jeoffrey is arrested and charged with

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. Angélique will single-handedly take on the might of the royal court and, survive murder and poison attempts on herself in a supreme effort to save Jeoffrey from the stake, to no avail. Instinctively, her whole being intent on revenge and her determination to survive, Angélique, alone and desperate, plunges into the darkness of the Paris underworld.

Cast

as Angélique Sancé de Monteloup *

as Jeoffrey de Peyrac * Jean Rochefort as François Desgrez, solicitor *

Claude Giraud Claude Pierre Edmond Giraud (; 5 February 1936 in Chamalières – 3 November 2020) was a French actor. Career Claude Giraud studied with Tania Balachova at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier; Berthe Bovy and Jean Meyer at the École de la rue Bla ...

as Philippe de Plessis-Bellières * Giuliano Gemma as Nicolas Merlot, the childhood friend of Angélique aka Calembredaine *

Jacques Toja Jacques Toja (1 September 1929 – 23 March 1996) was a French actor. Filmography External links Sa filmographiesur IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, telev ...

as King Louis XIV * Jacques Castelot as Archbishop of Toulouse * Charles Regnier as Conan Bécher *

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as Bernard d'Andijos * Robert Porte as Monsieur brother of the king *

Madeleine Lebeau Marie Madeleine Berthe Lebeau (10 June 1923 – 1 May 2016) was a French film actress who also appeared in American films, most notably ''Casablanca''. Early life Lebeau married actor Marcel Dalio in 1939; it was his second marriage. They had ...

as la Grande Demoiselle *

Philippe Lemaire Philippe Lemaire (14 March 1927 – 15 March 2004) was a French actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1946 and 2004. Lemaire was married three times; Nicole Pinton (1949–1951) (divorced); Juliette Gréco Juliette Gréco (; ...

as De Vardes *

François Maistre François Maistre (14 May 1925 – 16 May 2016) was a French film, television and theatre actor. Born in Demigny, Saône-et-Loire, France, he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1960 and 2003. His father was singer and actor A.-M. Julien. Se ...

as Prince de Condé *

Geneviève Fontanel Geneviève Fontanel (27 June 1936 – 17 March 2018) was a French stage and film actress. She was nominated for the César Awards 1978 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''L'Homme qui aimait les femmes''. She was a member of the Comé ...

as Carmencita, a former mistress of Jeoffrey *

Jean Topart Jean Topart (13 April 1922 – 29 December 2012) was a French actor. He was considered one of the best known voices on French television for decades. In addition to providing the voices and narration for television series and animated films, Topa ...

as Mr Bourié, the prosecutor *

Etchika Choureau Etchika Choureau (19 November 1929 – 25 January 2022) was a French film actress. She was at one point in a relationship with Hassan II of Morocco, who was then heir to the throne. Choureau died on 25 January 2022, at the age of 92. Filmogra ...

as Hortense de Sancé, a sister of Angélique * Jacques Mignot as Frère Raymond de Monteloup, a brother of Angélique *

Yves Barsacq Yves Barsacq (17 June 1931 – 4 October 2015) was a French film actor, who appeared in more than 150 films. He is the son of the French-Russian production designer Léon Barsacq and the nephew of the French theatre director André Barsacq. ...

as Le procureur Fallot *

Bernard Lajarrige Bernard La Jarrige (25 February 1912 – 29 May 1999) was a French film and television actor.Paietta p.17 His name is sometimes written as Bernard Lajarrige. Selected filmography * '' Orage'' (1938) - Un copain (uncredited) * ''La cité des lumi ...

as Baron Sancé de Monteloup, Angélique's father *

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as Marquis de Plessis-Bellières *

Alexandre Rignault Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rignault, Alexandre 1901 births 1985 deaths ...

as Guillaume Lützen *

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as Margot * Pierre Hatet as Chevalier de Germontaz *

Robert Hoffmann Robert Hoffmann (30 August 1939 – 4 July 2022) was an Austrian actor, best known to British audiences for his title role performance in '' The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'' (1964). Hoffmann was born in Salzburg. ''Crusoe'' was his screen d ...

as Chevalier de Lorraine *

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as Barcarole *

Denise Provence Denise Provence (1921–2011) was a French stage, film and television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in mode ...

as Barbe *

Jacques Hilling Jacques Hilling (26 May 1922 – 16 February 1975) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1949 and 1975. Selected filmography * ''Return to Life'' (1949) - Un soldat (segment 4 : "Le retour de René") (uncredite ...

as Mr Molines, notary * André Rouyer as Clément Tonnelle * Black Salem as Kouassiba, loyal servant of Jeoffrey *

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as President of the tribunal *

Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri (born 19 June 1939) is a retired Italian actress. Early life Born in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Neri was regarded for her beauty even in youth, winning a beauty pageant when she was still young. Eventually pursuing an acting ca ...

as La Polak * Henri Cogan as Cul-de-Bois *

Serge Marquand Serge Marquand was a French actor and film producer (12 March 1930 – 4 September 2004). He died of advanced leukemia. He was the brother of Nadine Trintignant and Christian Marquand. Filmography *1959: '' Les Liaisons dangereuses'' ...

as Jactance *

Monique Mélinand Monique Mélinand (9 March 1916 – 16 May 2012) was a French film and television actress.Capua p.177 Selected filmography * ''Rouletabille joue et gagne'' (1947) * ''Rouletabille contre la dame de pique'' (1948) * ''Between Eleven and Midnight ...

as Marquise de Plessis-Bellières * Sylvie Coste: as friend of Carmencita *

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as The Swiss fugitive * Michaël Munzer as Beau Garçon *

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as Angélique's governess * Le chien Karlo as Sorbonne, Desgrez's dog. * Claire Athana as Queen Marie-Thérèse of Spain * Georges Guéret as Fritz Auer, alchemist * Elisabeth Ercy as Rosine *

Patrick Lemaître Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

as Flipot *

Guido Alberti Guido Alberti (20 April 1909 Birth name: Guido Renato Vittorio Alberti. – 3 August 1996) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1963 and 1993. Selected filmography * ''Wild Love'' (1956) - Sor Alberto (uncredited) * ...

as Le grand Mathieu *

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as A courtier ;Voice dubbing: * Jacques Thébault as French voice of Giuliano Gemma *

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as French voice of Rosalba Neri * Michèle Montel as French voice of Renate Ewert

Production

recalled she had a clause added to her contract not to appear frontally naked on camera. "For the bath scene of the wedding night, I had put plaster on the point of my breasts and a plastic triangle at the bottom. Once in the water, panic, everything came off! I redid the scene. Me, a pharmacist's daughter, I know all about plasters!"-Mercier said.

Box office

In France, the film sold 2,958,684 tickets, making it one of the top ten highest-grossing films of 1964 in the country. It was also the second top-grossing film of the year in

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with ticket sales, and the year's fifth top-grossing film in Italy with ticket sales. In Spain, the film sold 211,941 tickets upon release in 1964. In the

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, the film sold tickets upon release in 1969. It was the year's second highest-grossing foreign film in the Soviet Union (after the Indian

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

film '' Mamta''), and the 31st highest-grossing foreign film ever in the country. In Poland, it did very well, selling millions of tickets, making it one of thirteen high-grossing foreign films in the country in 1968. This adds up to a total of more than 60,212,625 tickets sold worldwide.

Angélique films

*1964 : ''Angélique, Marquise des Anges'', director

, starring

, Jean Rochefort *1965 : ''

'', director Bernard Borderie, starring Michèle Mercier,

, Jean Rochefort *1966 : ''

Angelique and the King ''Angelique and the King'' (French: ''Angélique et le Roy''), Italian: ''Angelica alla corte del re'') is a 1966 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It stars Michèle Mercier. It was made as a co-production between France, Ita ...

'', director Bernard Borderie, starring Michèle Mercier, Jean Rochefort *1967 : ''

Untamable Angelique ''Untamable Angelique'' (French: ''Indomptable Angélique'') is a 1967 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Roger Pigaut. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy an ...

'', director Bernard Borderie, starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein *1968 : ''

Angelique and the Sultan ''Angelique and the Sultan'' (French: ''Angélique et le Sultan'') is a 1968 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Jean-Claude Pascal. It was made as a co-production between Fran ...

'', director Bernard Borderie, starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim. ''International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

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