Ce diable d'homme
04/05/1978
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.
TV Show Information
Michel Herbault
as Forcalquier
Gérard Caillaud
as Beaumarchais
Jean Turlier
as Tronchin
Roger Carel
as Keyserling
Jean Mourat
as Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jeanne Colletin
as Mme de Saint-Pierre
Nicole Garcia
as Adrienne Lecouvreur
Marie-Christine Demarest
as Mme Denis
Denis Manuel
as Voltaire jeune
Roland Monk
as Thiérot
Bernard Lavalette
as Du Châtelet
Georges Descrières
as Richelieu
Geneviève Grad
as La Pompadour
Martine Sarcey
as Émilie
William Coryn
as Beaumarchais
Bernard Spiegel
as Le curé de Moens
Claude Dauphin
as Voltaire âgé
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