Voltaire
“Beautiful women were pawns in the dangerous game he played with kings and nations!”
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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.
Genres
History, Drama
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
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Cast
Voltaire
George Arliss
Voltaire
Nanette Calas
Margaret Lindsay
Nanette Calas
Mme. Pompadour
Doris Kenyon
Mme. Pompadour
Count de Sarnac
Alan Mowbray
Count de Sarnac
King Louis XV
Reginald Owen
King Louis XV
François
Theodore Newton
François
The Captain
Gordon Westcott
The Captain
Emile, Voltaire's Servant
Murray Kinnell
Emile, Voltaire's Servant
Mme. Clarion, Actress
Doris Lloyd
Mme. Clarion, Actress
Dr. Tronchin
David Torrence
Dr. Tronchin
Protester in Montage
John George
Protester in Montage
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