Watch The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966) Online

Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed. Years later, in a coda, we see Louis exercizing the power of the sun. Read More

Watch The Taking of Power by Louis XIV online. Featuring Jean-Marie Patte and Raymond Jourdan, The Taking of Power by Louis XIV is classified as Drama and History genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.9. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as Criterion Channel. The movie was filmed in France and was released on 1966. The Taking of Power by Louis XIV was directed by Roberto Rossellini. Read Less