Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV.
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Philippe Caubère
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
Known for
My Father's Glory
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Marie-Françoise Audollent
La Forest / La servante
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
Frédéric Ladonne
Molière enfant
No other roles listed
Jean Dasté
Le grand-père de Molière
Known for
Zero for Conduct
L'Atalante
Roger Planchon
Colbert
Known for
I... for Icarus
Dossier 51
Daniel Mesguich
Monsieur, frère du Roi
Known for
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Love on the Run
Albert Delpy
Boileau
Known for
Before Sunset
Deerskin
Jean-Claude Bourbault
Louis Béjart
Odile Cointepas
La mère de Molière
Also in
Life and Nothing But
Deux
Louba Guertchikoff
Marie Hervé, veuve Béjart
Known for
Little Indian, Big City
Paparazzi
Joséphine Derenne
Madeleine Béjart
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
The Adversary
Brigitte Catillon
Armande Béjart
Known for
Black Butterflies
Love Is in the Air
Ariane Mnouchkine Director · Bernard Zitzermann Cinematographer Georges Klotz Editor
First release August 30, 1978 · Produced in France, Italy
Production
France · Italy
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 30, 1978
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 6, 1981 · TV · Antenne 2 (5h mini-series edition)
November 26, 2004 · Physical · Bel Air Classiques (DVD)
January 10, 2022 · Premiere · Bibliothèque nationale de France, rerelease as 4k restoration
April 3, 2022 · TV · ARTE, restoration
November 20, 2022 · Physical · Bel Air Classiques, 4k restoration (DVD, BD)
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