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The Case of Poisons

The Case of Poisons

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 4, 1955

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

History, Crime, Drama, Horror

User Score

67%

Original Title

L'Affaire des poisons

Production Companies

Franco London Films, Excelsa Film

Director

Henri Decoin

Description

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...