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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV starring Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and a scheduled release date of .

It received a user score of 71/100 on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 46 knowledgeable users.

Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed."

'The Taking of Power by Louis XIV' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .