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Released , 'The Taking of Power by Louis XIV' stars Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a user score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 43 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'The Taking of Power by Louis XIV' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .