Delusions of Grandeur (1971)

7.4/10 108 min Comedy History

Overview

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.

Cast

Louis de Funès

Don Salluste de Bazan

Yves Montand

Blaze, Don Sallust's valet

Alice Sapritch

Dona Juana, first lady of the queen

Karin Schubert

Queen of Spain

Alberto de Mendoza

King of Spain

Jaime de Mora y Aragón

Marquis of Priego

Eduardo Fajardo

Cortega

Antonio Pica

Duke of Los Montes

Venantino Venantini

Marquis del Basto

Gabriele Tinti

Don César, nephew of Don Sallust

Paul Préboist

The mute

Sal Borgese

One-eyed man

Astrid Frank

Lady of the Infant of Spain

Robert Le Béal

Chamberlain

Clément Michu

Stuttering valet of Don Salluste

La Polaca

Dancer

Leopoldo Trieste

Giuseppe, Italian inventor of the Bomba

Ricardo Palacios

Cook (uncredited)

Frédéric Norbert

Valet (uncredited)

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