The Affair of the Poisons
1955, French. Directed by Henri Decoin.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Henri DecoinDirector
- Danielle DarrieuxMadame de Montespan
- Viviane RomanceCatherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin
- Paul Meurissel'abbé Guibourg
- Anne VernonHermine des Œillets
- Maurice TeynacNicolas de La Reynie
- Pierre Mondyle capitaine François Desgrez
- Roldano LupiLesage
- Christine CarrèreAngélique de Fontanges
- Albert Rémyle bourreau Guillaume
- Renaud MaryHenri de Montespan
Details
- Released
- 4 November 1955
- Original title
- L'Affaire des poisons
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Henri Decoin, Georges Neveux, Albert Valentin
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The Affair of the Poisons runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Affair of the Poisons isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 November 1955. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Affair of the Poisons?
The Affair of the Poisons (1955) was directed by Henri Decoin and stars Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance, Paul Meurisse.