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The Case of Poisons

1955

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The Case of Poisons

Genre: HistoryCrimeDramaHorror

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Runtime: 103 min

Average vote: 6.7

Release date: 1955-11-04

Production Countries: FR

Director: Henri Decoin

Plot:

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...

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