Beautiful women were pawns in the dangerous game he played with kings and nations!
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.
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The film's tagline is: "Beautiful women were pawns in the dangerous game he played with kings and nations!"
The runtime is 72 minutes (1h 12m).
The film was directed by John G. Adolfi.
The screenplay was written by Paul Green and Maude T. Howell.
Cinematography was handled by Tony Gaudio.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0024742.
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Average
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Voltaire
Released
NR
English
United States of America
