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Voltaire

(1933)

August 5, 1933• 1h 12m
53%
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Overview

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.

John G. Adolfi

Director

Top Billed Cast

GA

George Arliss

Voltaire

ML

Margaret Lindsay

Nanette Calas

DK

Doris Kenyon

Mme. Pompadour

AM

Alan Mowbray

Count de Sarnac

RO

Reginald Owen

King Louis XV

TN

Theodore Newton

François

GW

Gordon Westcott

The Captain

MK

Murray Kinnell

Emile, Voltaire's Servant

DL

Doris Lloyd

Mme. Clarion, Actress

DT

David Torrence

Dr. Tronchin