
Molière (1978)
4h 0m | PG-13
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
Studio: N/A
Genre: Drama, History
Video: 720p
Cast

Philippe Caubère
as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort

Marie-Françoise Audollent
as La Forest / La servante

Frédéric Ladonne
as Molière enfant

Jean Dasté
as Le grand-père de Molière

Roger Planchon
as Colbert

Daniel Mesguich
as Monsieur, frère du Roi