Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Original title: La Folie des grandeurs
Delusions of Grandeur is a 1971 French-language comedy movie directed by Gérard Oury, with a running time of 1h 48m. It stars Louis de Funès, Yves Montand and Alice Sapritch.
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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Cast
- Louis de Funès as Don Salluste de Bazan
- Yves Montand as Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
- Alice Sapritch as Dona Juana, first lady of the queen
- Karin Schubert as Queen of Spain
- Alberto de Mendoza as King of Spain
- Jaime de Mora y Aragón as Marquis of Priego
- Eduardo Fajardo as Cortega
- Antonio Pica as Duke of Los Montes
- Joaquín Solís as Duke of Sandoval
- Venantino Venantini as Marquis del Basto
- Gabriele Tinti as Don César, nephew of Don Sallust
- Paul Préboist as The mute