Film · 1955 · 1h 43m

The Affair of the Poisons

Name: The Affair of the Poisons
Genre: History, Crime, Drama, Horror
Released: 1955-11-04
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance, Paul Meurisse, Anne Vernon, Maurice Teynac

L'Affaire des poisons

History Crime Drama Horror

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Synopsis

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...