poster

Voltaire

History | Drama

5.7

Release Date

August 5, 1933

Duration

72 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.

Casts

George Arliss

Voltaire

George Arliss

Margaret Lindsay

Nanette Calas

Margaret Lindsay

Doris Kenyon

Mme. Pompadour

Doris Kenyon

Alan Mowbray

Count de Sarnac

Alan Mowbray

Reginald Owen

King Louis XV

Reginald Owen

Theodore Newton

François

Theodore Newton

Gordon Westcott

The Captain

Gordon Westcott

Murray Kinnell

Emile, Voltaire's Servant

Murray Kinnell

Doris Lloyd

Mme. Clarion, Actress

Doris Lloyd

David Torrence

Dr. Tronchin

David Torrence

John George

Protester in Montage

John George

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