| Angelique and the King | |
| Director: | Bernard Borderie |
| Producer: | Francis Cosne Raymond Borderie |
| Starring: | Michèle Mercier Robert Hossein Jean Rochefort |
| Music: | Michel Magne |
| Cinematography: | Henri Persin |
| Editing: | Christian Gaudin |
| Studio: | Films Borderie Fono Roma Francos Films Gloria Film Liber Film |
| Distributor: | Gloria Film |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | France Italy West Germany |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | 52.8 million tickets |
Angelique and the King (French: Angélique et le Roy), Italian: Angelica alla corte del re) is a 1966 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It stars Michèle Mercier.[1] It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place at Versailles, the Abbey of Fontenay, the Château de Chantilly and Senlis. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.
In the third film of the Angelique series, the title character is sent on a mission by King Louis XIV of France. Later she learns that rumors are spreading that she is the King's mistress. In addition, she learns a secret that a satanic cult are practicing human sacrifices.
The film sold 9,477,873 tickets in France, Germany and Spain.[2] It also sold tickets in the Soviet Union,[3] for a worldwide total of 52,777,873 ticket sales.