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.
George Arliss
as Voltaire
Margaret Lindsay
as Nanette Calas
Doris Kenyon
as Mme. Pompadour
Alan Mowbray
as Count de Sarnac
Reginald Owen
as King Louis XV
Theodore Newton
as François
Gordon Westcott
as The Captain
Murray Kinnell
as Emile, Voltaire's Servant
Doris Lloyd
as Mme. Clarion, Actress
David Torrence
as Dr. Tronchin
John George
as Protester in Montage
