The Affair of the Poisons (film)

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| name = The Affair of the Poisons

| image = The Affair of the Poisons (film).jpg

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| director = Henri Decoin

| producer = Henry Deutschmeister
Antonio Mosco
Nicola Naracci

| writer = Henri Decoin
Georges Neveux
Albert Valentin

|based_on = The Affair of the Poisons by Victorien Sardou

| narrator =

| starring = Danielle Darrieux
Viviane Romance
Paul Meurisse

| music = René Cloërec

| cinematography = Borys Lewin

| editing = Claude Durand

| studio = Franco London Films
Excelsa Film

| distributor = Gaumont Distribution

| released = {{Film date|1955|11|04|df=y}}

| runtime = 111 minutes

| country = France
Italy

| language = French

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The Affair of the Poisons (French: L'affaire des poisons, Italian: Il processo dei veleni) is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance and Paul Meurisse. The film is adapted from the 1907 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou. It was shot in Technicolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. The film is set against the backdrop of the real Affair of the Poisons in seventeenth century France, and demonstrates a darker tone than many more nostalgic depictions of the past.Oscherwitz p.36

Synopsis

Worried that she is losing the interest of Louis XIV, his lover Madame de Montespan turns to a young witch who takes part in network of black magic and poisoning. The ensuing scandal rocks the French court and leads to arrests, executions and the banishment of de Montespan from public life.