In the 17th century, under Louis XIII, the policy of Cardinal de Richelieu aimed at the definitive establishment of a monarchic power, and gave rise to a struggle against the great feudal lords, who favored a weak central power. Numerous conspiracies against the Cardinal were led by the high nobility. The one led by Henri Coiffier de Ruzé d'Effiat, marquis de Cinq-Mars, was the last and most famous of them.
Pierre Vaneck
as Louis XIII
Paul Blain
as Cinq-Mars
Georges Marchal
as Cardinal de Richelieu
Madeleine Robinson
as Marie de Médicis
Jacques Duby
as Père Joseph
Hervé Furic
as François de Thou
Pascale Audret
as Anne d'Autriche
Philippe Mareuil
as Gaston d'Orléans
Thérèse Liotard
as Louise-Marie de Gonzague
Edith Perret
as la duègne
Max Montavon
as La Chesnaye
Pierre-Alain Wolf
as Ludovic
