The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Lauzun meets The Social Network if the stakes were absolute power. A 24-year-old king replaces a dying mentor, auditions his own supremacy, then dismantles a corrupt treasurer. Colbert and Louis build a tax-free peasant buffer between throne and revolt.

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Roberto Rossellini directed The Taking of Power by Louis XIV in 1966. See Roberto Rossellini's full filmography, where to start with Roberto Rossellini, or where to go after you've seen everything by Roberto Rossellini.

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV was released in 1966 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.