The King's Whore (1990)
Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
Director:
Axel Corti
Writers:
Frederic Raphael, Daniel Vigne, Axel Corti.
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Timothy Dalton as King Vittorio Amadeo |
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Valeria Golino as Jeanne de Luynes |
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Stéphane Freiss as Comte di Verua |
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Robin Renucci as Charles de Luynes |
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Margaret Tyzack as La Comtesse douairière |
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Eleanor David as La Reine |
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Paul Crauchet as Le Duc de Luynes |
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Leonardo Ruta as Le Prince Vittorio |
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Federico Pacifici as 1st Courtier |
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Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Scaglia |
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Anna Bonaiuto as Contessa Longhi |
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Caterina Vertova as Contessa Bassani |
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Arnoldo Foà as Primo Prete |
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Milly Corinaldi as Nun |
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Luigi Bonos as Secondo Prete |
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Ugo Fangareggi as Medico |
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Robert Spafford as William De Nassau |
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Friedrich von Thun as Karl Von S. |
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Roberto Visconti as Hunter |
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Venantino Venantini as Luis De Arragon |
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Franco Valobra as Duca D'Aosta |
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Elisabeth Kaza as Contessa Trevi |
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Giampiero Tomasini as Sergent |
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Dominique Marcas as Cuoco |
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Marne Maitland as Conte Trevi |
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Matteo Dondi as Luchino |
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Amy Werba as Heloise |
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William Berger as Conte Longhi |
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Francesca Reggiani as Marie Christine |
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Lea Padovani as Contessa Cumiana |
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Stefano Molinari as Spy |
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Paolo Paoloni as Lacchè dei Longhi |
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Rosa Di Brigida as Emilia |
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Salvatore Loriga as Secondo Cortigiano |
| Directing | Axel Corti | Director |
| Writing | Frederic Raphael | Screenplay |
| Production | Wieland Schulz-Keil | Producer |
| Production | Paolo Zaccaria | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maurice Bernart | Producer |
| Editing | Bryan Oates | Editor |
| Crew | Celeste Battistelli | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlo Diappi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rino Carboni | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Michèle Abbé-Vannier | Production Design |
| Writing | Daniel Vigne | Screenplay |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Writing | Axel Corti | Screenplay |
| Camera | Gernot Roll | Director of Photography |
| Art | Francesco Frigeri | Production Design |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
