Louis, the Child King
1993, French. Directed by Roger Planchon.
January 1649: Since the death of his father, the young Louis XIV must undergo the hard apprenticeship of royal power. He must face the intrigues of the great ones of the kingdom who lead La Fronde, the agreements and the betrayals of those close to him. He is helped in this by his mother Anne of Austria and by the Cardinal Mazarin.
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Roger PlanchonDirector
- Carmen MauraAnne d'Autriche
- Maxime MansionLouis XIV
- Paolo GraziosiMazarin
- Jocelyn QuivrinPhilippe Duc d'Anjou
- Brigitte CatillonDuchesse de Chevreuse
- Serge DupirePrince de Condé
- Hervé BriauxGaston d'Orléans
- Irina DalleGrande Mademoiselle
- Isabelle GélinasDuchesse de Chatillon
- Michèle LaroqueDuchesse de Longueville
- Aurélien RecoingCoadjuteur de l'Archevêque de Paris, futur Cardinal de Retz
- Régis RoyerPrince de Conti
Details
- Released
- 4 November 1993
- Original title
- Louis, enfant roi
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Roger Planchon
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Louis, the Child King runs 162 minutes (2h 42m).
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Louis, the Child King isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 November 1993. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Louis, the Child King?
Louis, the Child King (1993) was directed by Roger Planchon and stars Carmen Maura, Maxime Mansion, Paolo Graziosi.