Molière
1978 • 4h 13m • Drama, History
6.1(31 votes)
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.
- Director
- Ariane Mnouchkine
- Writers
- Ariane Mnouchkine
- Status
- Released
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Top Cast
Philippe Caubère
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
Marie-Françoise Audollent
La Forest / La servante
Frédéric Ladonne
Molière enfant
Jean Dasté
Le grand-père de Molière
Roger Planchon
Colbert
Daniel Mesguich
Monsieur, frère du Roi
Albert Delpy
Boileau
Odile Cointepas
La mère de Molière
Joséphine Derenne
Madeleine Béjart
Brigitte Catillon
Armande Béjart
Julien Maurel
L'ami de Molière
Philippe Cointepas
Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
