Movie Description
La Folie des grandeurs
(1971)Overview
Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.
Featured Crew
- Director : Gérard Oury
- Writer : Danièle Thompson,Gérard Oury,Marcel Jullian
- Editor : Albert Jurgenson
- Cast : Louis de Funès,Yves Montand,Alice Sapritch,Karin Schubert,Alberto de Mendoza,Jaime de Mora y Aragón,Eduardo Fajardo,Antonio Pica,Joaquín Solís,Venantino Venantini,Gabriele Tinti,Paul Préboist,Sal Borgese,Astrid Frank,Robert Le Béal,Clément Michu,La Polaca,Leopoldo Trieste,Ricardo Palacios,Frédéric Norbert,Jesús Tordesillas,Antonio Iranzo,Fernando Bilbao,Xan das Bolas,Ángel Álvarez,Frank Braña,Fabián Conde,Fernando Hilbeck
Cast
Don Salluste de Bazan
Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
Dona Juana, first lady of the queen
Queen of Spain
King of Spain
Marquis of Priego
Cortega
Duke of Los Montes
Duke of Sandoval
Marquis del Basto
Don César, nephew of Don Sallust
The mute
One-eyed man
Lady of the Infant of Spain
Chamberlain
Stuttering valet of Don Salluste
Dancer
Giuseppe, Italian inventor of the Bomba
Cook (uncredited)
Valet (uncredited)
Aged Baron (uncredited)
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Colossus (uncredited)
Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited)
Representative of the poor village racketeered (uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleLa Folie des grandeurs
Status Released
Release Information
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1971-12-08
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 48m
Production CompaniesGaumont,Mars Film,Coral Films,Orion Filmproduktion
Genres
- Comedy
- History