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Ce diable d'homme
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Ce diable d'homme

1978-05-04 · Runtime unavailable · Not rated

Comedy · Family · Drama · Documentary

This devil of a man plunges the viewer into the very heart of the Voltaire whirlwind, that incandescent mind who shook his century. The series follows his meteoric rise, his exiles, his battles and flashes of genius, in a Europe still tightly bound by absolutism. We discover an unbowed, charming, formidable man whose pen makes ministers, kings and fanatics tremble. Between glittering salons, damp prisons and passionate loves, Voltaire crosses the Age of Enlightenment like a meteor. Each episode reveals a confrontation, a flight, a victory wrested through the sheer force of intellect. Carried by elegant direction and a sweeping, novelistic energy, the series paints a vibrant portrait of a fighter for freedom. A journey into the life of a man who never stopped thinking, loving and provoking.

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Creators
Marcel Camus
Production companies
TF1, Télécip
Countries
France
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Michel HerbaultMichel HerbaultForcalquier
Gérard CaillaudGérard CaillaudBeaumarchais
Jean TurlierJean TurlierTronchin
Roger CarelRoger CarelKeyserling
Jean MouratJean MouratJean-Jacques Rousseau
Nicole GarciaNicole GarciaAdrienne Lecouvreur
Marie-Christine DemarestMarie-Christine DemarestMme Denis
Denis ManuelDenis ManuelVoltaire jeune
Roland MonkRoland MonkThiérot
Bernard LavaletteBernard LavaletteM. Du Châtelet
Georges DescrièresGeorges DescrièresDuc de Richelieu
Geneviève GradGeneviève GradLa Pompadour
Martine SarceyMartine SarceyÉmilie
Claude DauphinClaude DauphinVoltaire âgé

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