Ce diable d'homme
04/05/1978



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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.
Cast


Michel Herbault
Forcalquier


Gérard Caillaud
Beaumarchais


Jean Turlier
Tronchin


Roger Carel
Keyserling


Jean Mourat
Jean-Jacques Rousseau


Nicole Garcia
Adrienne Lecouvreur


Marie-Christine Demarest
Mme Denis


Denis Manuel
Voltaire jeune


Roland Monk
Thiérot


Bernard Lavalette
M. Du Châtelet


Georges Descrières
Duc de Richelieu


Geneviève Grad
La Pompadour


Martine Sarcey
Émilie


Claude Dauphin
Voltaire âgé
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