Angelique and the King
Seen it?1966 | 100 min | Adventure, History, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Three Musketeers or Stardust, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$53 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bernard Borderie
- Michèle MercierAngélique de Plessis-Bellière
- Robert HosseinJeoffrey de Peyrac
- Jean RochefortFrançois Desgrez / Narrator (voice)
- Jacques TojaLouis XIV
- Sami FreyZoukim Batchiary Bey
- Estella BlainMadame de Montespan
- Fred WilliamsVladimir Stanislas Racoczi
- Pasquale MartinoSavary
- Jean ParédèsSaint-Amon
- Claude GiraudPhilippe de Plessis-Bellières