The King's Whore
Brief Synopsis
Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
Cast & Crew
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Axel Corti
Director
Timothy Dalton
King Vittorio Amadeo--King Of Piedmont
Valeria Golino
Jeanne De Luynes
Robin Renucci
Charles De Luynes
Stephane Freiss
Count Di Verua
Feodor Chaliapin
Scaglia
Film Details
Also Known As
Donna del re, La, Favorita del re, Jane la putain du roi, Jeanne, putain de roi, King's Mistress, The, King's Whore, La Donna del re, La Favorita del re, La Putain du roi, Putain du roi
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Completion Bond Company Inc; Eclair Group; Fr3 Films Productions; J & M Entertainment; SOFICA Cofimage
Distribution Company
Lauren Films; Ugc; Ugc International
Location
Turin, Italy; Paris, France; Northern Italy; Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Synopsis
Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
Director
Axel Corti
Director
Cast
Timothy Dalton
King Vittorio Amadeo--King Of Piedmont
Valeria Golino
Jeanne De Luynes
Robin Renucci
Charles De Luynes
Stephane Freiss
Count Di Verua
Feodor Chaliapin
Scaglia
Paul Crauchet
Duke Of Luynes
Margaret Tyzack
Dowager Countess
Eleanor David
Queen
Amy Werba
Heloise
Caterina Vertova
Madame Bassani
Francesca Reggiani
Marie Christine
Leonardo Ruta
Prince Vittorio
Elizabeth Kaza
Madame Trevie
Lea Padovani
Madame Cumiana
Anna Bonaiuto
Madame Longhi
Rosa Dibrigida
Emilia
Matteo Dondi
Luchino
Marne Maitland
Count Trevie
William Berger
Count Longhi
Ugo Fangareggi
Doctor
Stefano Molinari
Steward
Giampiero Tomasini
Sergeant
Federico Pacifici
2nd Courtier
Franco Valobra
Duke Of Aosta
Salvatore Loriga
1st Courtier
Roberto Visconti
Huntsman
Milly Corinaldi
1st Sacristy Nun
Paolo Paoloni
Longhi'S Lackey
Bettine Milne
Lady Servant
Friedrich Von Thun
Karl Von Schwarzenberg
Robert Spafford
William Of Nassau
Venantino Venantini
Luis De Arragon
Russel Case
Officer
Stefano Cedrati
1st Guard
Arnoldo Foa
1st Priest
Gigi Bonos
2nd Priest
Dominique Marcas
Cook
Arcangelo Fino
Falconer
Ellen Sterling
Nun
Pino Dematti
1st Equerry
Charles Borromel
1st Warden
Alex Serra
2nd Warden
Sacha Darwin
Courtesan
Elizabeth Darida
Courtesan
Salvatore Barilotta
Elderly Courtier
Russell Case
Crew
Michele Abbe
Production Designer
Amedeo Alessi
Makeup Assistant
Jean-yves Asselin
Unit Manager
Mino Barbera
Production Manager
Celeste Battistelli
Key Special Effects
Claudio Battistelli
Special Effects Technician
Maurice Bernart
Producer
Nathalie Bernart
Unit Manager
Claudia Bianchi
Hairstyles Assistant
Michele Boehm
Sound Editor
Anita Borgiotti
Script Supervisor
Mario Bramucci
Electrician
Tony Brandt
1st Assistant Director
Daniel Braunschweig
Property Master
Nancy Satterlee Brown
Dialogue Coach
Tiziana Callari
Other
Giovanni Cappelli
Swing Gang Leadman
Paolo Carbonari
Special Effects Technician
Rino Carboni
Makeup
Vittorio Carta
Union Liaison
Giorgio Catalano
Cashier
Rita Cecconi
Wardrobe Assistant
Claudia Celi
Choreography Assistant
Alain Centonze
1st Assistant Director
Katya Chelli
Sound Editor Assistant
Roberto Cocco
Production Supervisor
Pierre Collodin
Boom Operator
Axel Corti
Screenwriter
Muriel Coulin
Camera Assistant
Maria Del Carmen Cuadrat
Makeup Assistant
Pasal Cuissot
Apprentice Editor
Lorenzo D'ambrosio
Set Decorator
Paolo D'oca
Wardrobe Assistant
Lisa Dasteel
Production Coordinator
Claudio Diamanti
Grip
Guilio Diamanti
Key Grip
Roberto Diamanti
Grip
Carlo Diappi
Costume Designer
Stefano Dioguardi
Assistant
Chiara Donato
Wardrobe Assistant
Robert Easton
Dialogue Coach
Luc Etienne
2nd Assistant Director
Thomas Etzold
Camera Assistant
Giuseppe Fabrizi
Electrician
Michel Ferry
1st Assistant Director
William Flageollet
Sound Rerecording Engineer
Alfonso Fortunati
Other
Mario Francini
Unit Manager
Celeste Franzi
Other
Clara Fratarcangeli
Wardrobe Supervisor
Francesco Frigeri
Production Designer
Ofelia Garcia
Union Liaison
John Eliot Gardiner
Music Director (Monteverdi Choir And Orchestra And Equale Brass Ensemble)
Mirella Ginnoto
Hairstyles Assistant
Susanna Giovannini
Other
Tim Grimes
English Adaptation
Tim Grimes
Screenplay
Tim Grimes
Additional Dialogue
Alain Guyard
Swing Gang
Catherine Hodgson
Post-Synchronisation Assistant
Leslie Hodgson
Supervisor
Eric Jolly
Unit Manager
Kerry Kohler
Post-Synchronisation Assistant
Anna Korda
Dialogue Coach
Dorothea Korner
Camera Assistant
Gerard Lamps
Sound Rerecording Engineer
Marcello Lanza
Accountant Assistant
Rose-marie Lausson
Assistant Editor
Anne-marie Leduc
Assistant Editor
Jacques Leguillon
Set Decorator
Amedeo Leurini
Generator Operator
Jerome Levy
Foley Walker
Laurent Levy
Foley Walker
Pierfranco Luscri
Other
Francois Marcepoil
Art Direction
Marina Marin
Hairstyles Assistant
Derek Marlowe
Additional Dialogue
Derek Marlowe
Screenplay
Attilio Marta
Grip
Marcello Marta
Grip
Chris Martin
Boom Operator
Pietro Massotti
Props
Atos Mastrogirolamo
Art Direction
Colin Miller
Dialogue Editor
Gerald Molto
Production Manager
Sandrine Molto
Accountant Assistant
Marie-helene Mora
Apprentice Editor
Peter Musgrave
Dialogue Editor
Claudio Pacifico
Stunts
Gino Passanisi
Property Master
Peter Phillips
Music Director (Tallis Scholars)
Enrico Pini
Location Manager
Roberto Pizzi
Grip
Virgilio Ponti
Stunts
Marie Stym Popper
Publicist (France)
Angelo Ragusa
Stunts
Frederic Raphael
Screenwriter
Bruno Ricci
Unit Manager
Franco Rinaldi
Swing Gang
Gernot Roll
Director Of Photography
Paul Ronald
Stills
Francesco Sabelli
Special Effects Technician
Mauro Sacripanti
2nd Assistant Director
Umberto Santolamazza
Crowd Marshall Assistant
Spartaco Sardini
Electrician
Giovanni Savini
Grip
Mario Schiavone
Gaffer
Wieland Schulz-keil
Executive Producer
Wieland Schulz-keil
Producer
Giuseppe Sciusco
Bestboy
Felix Semyonov
Other
Rosetta Sestili
Union Liaison
Aldo Signoretti
Hairstyles
Gregorio Simili
Other
Orazio Sinacore
Electrician
Silvano Spoletini
Other
Alison Stamp
Soprano Soloist ("Miserere")
Anita Strizzi
Continuity
Franca Tasso
Other
Giuseppe Terlizzi
Electrician
Alberto Testa
Choreography
Adriano Tiberi
Props
Daniele Tiberi
Production Accountant
Gabriele Tiberi
Accountant Assistant
Jacques Tournier
Source Material (From Novel)
Giandomenico Trillo
Assistant
Fernando Valente
Construction Coordinator
Joelle Van Effenterre
Editor
Daniel Vigne
Screenwriter
Jean-pierre Vincent
Publicist (France)
Ian Voigt
Sound Recording
Michel Voinnet
Sound Recording
Rudolf Wichmann
Other
Gabriel Yared
Music
Paolo Zaccaria
Producer
Neno Zamperla
Stunt Coordinator
Rinaldo Zamperla
Stunts
Film Details
Also Known As
Donna del re, La, Favorita del re, Jane la putain du roi, Jeanne, putain de roi, King's Mistress, The, King's Whore, La Donna del re, La Favorita del re, La Putain du roi, Putain du roi
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Completion Bond Company Inc; Eclair Group; Fr3 Films Productions; J & M Entertainment; SOFICA Cofimage
Distribution Company
Lauren Films; Ugc; Ugc International
Location
Turin, Italy; Paris, France; Northern Italy; Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States on Video February 24, 1993
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 28 - March 8, 1991.
Began shooting October 16, 1989.
Completed shooting January 29, 1990.
The film is dedicated to the memory of Stephen Grimes.
The investment by the Club des Investisseurs, comprised of Credit Lyonnais, Credit Agricole, Credit National, Worms, Epargne de France, Caisse des Depots and Sodete, was guaranteed by the French government's Institut pour le Financement du Cinema et des Industries Culturelles (IFCIC).
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 28 - March 8, 1991.)
Released in United States on Video February 24, 1993 (under the titles "The King's Whore" and "The King's Mistress")
