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Delusions of Grandeur

Delusions of Grandeur

1971•1h 48m•7.4/10
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7.4/10(726)

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.

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Production

Gaumont, Mars Film, Coral Films, Orion Filmproduktion

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Don Salluste de Bazan

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Blaze, Don Sallust's valet

Alice Sapritch

Alice Sapritch

Dona Juana, first lady of the queen

Karin Schubert

Karin Schubert

Queen of Spain

Alberto de Mendoza

Alberto de Mendoza

King of Spain

Jaime de Mora y Aragón

Jaime de Mora y Aragón

Marquis of Priego

Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo

Cortega

Antonio Pica

Antonio Pica

Duke of Los Montes

Joaquín Solís

Duke of Sandoval

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Marquis del Basto

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Don César, nephew of Don Sallust

Paul Préboist

Paul Préboist

The mute

Sal Borgese

Sal Borgese

One-eyed man

Astrid Frank

Astrid Frank

Lady of the Infant of Spain

Robert Le Béal

Robert Le Béal

Chamberlain

Clément Michu

Clément Michu

Stuttering valet of Don Salluste

La Polaca

La Polaca

Dancer

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Giuseppe, Italian inventor of the Bomba

Ricardo Palacios

Ricardo Palacios

Cook (uncredited)

Frédéric Norbert

Frédéric Norbert

Valet (uncredited)

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