Voltaire

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

George Arliss

Voltaire

Margaret Lindsay

Nanette Calas

Doris Kenyon

Mme. Pompadour

Alan Mowbray

Count de Sarnac

Reginald Owen

King Louis XV

Theodore Newton

François

Gordon Westcott

The Captain

Murray Kinnell

Emile, Voltaire's Servant

Doris Lloyd

Mme. Clarion, Actress

David Torrence

Dr. Tronchin

John George

Protester in Montage