Overview
This devil of a man plunges the viewer into the very heart of the Voltaire whirlwind, that incandescent mind who shook his century. The series follows his meteoric rise, his exiles, his battles and flashes of genius, in a Europe still tightly bound by absolutism. We discover an unbowed, charming, formidable man whose pen makes ministers, kings and fanatics tremble. Between glittering salons, damp prisons and passionate loves, Voltaire crosses the Age of Enlightenment like a meteor. Each episode reveals a confrontation, a flight, a victory wrested through the sheer force of intellect. Carried by elegant direction and a sweeping, novelistic energy, the series paints a vibrant portrait of a fighter for freedom. A journey into the life of a man who never stopped thinking, loving and provoking.
Production
TF1 · Télécip
Networks
TF1Seasons
Season 1
6 ep · 1978
Cast & Characters
Michel Herbault
Forcalquier
Gérard Caillaud
Beaumarchais
Jean Turlier
Tronchin
Roger Carel
Keyserling
Jean Mourat
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Nicole Garcia
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Marie-Christine Demarest
Mme Denis
Denis Manuel
Voltaire jeune
Roland Monk
Thiérot
Bernard Lavalette
M. Du Châtelet
Georges Descrières
Duc de Richelieu
Geneviève Grad
La Pompadour
Directors & Crew
Marcel Camus
Director
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