Jeanne Poisson, the headstrong, ambitious, witty and erudite, catches the eye and heart of French King Louis XV at a costumed ball. She masters the art of seduction well enough to become accepted even by the Queen, corpulent mother of ten. As a sensibly chosen Royal 'favorite' mistress she is soon ennobled Marquise of Pompadour to facilitate her introduction at court. The immature dauphin (crown prince) proves a bitter and unrelenting enemy, joined by his imposed Saxon bride, and his sister at her deathbed. Although friends at court help Pompadour return, her health gives way.
as Louis XV
as Jeanne Poisson, marquise de Pompadour
as La reine Marie Leszczyńska
as Le dauphin
as Mme de Brancas
as Élisabeth
as Madame Poisson
as La Dauphine
as Adélaïde
as Henriette
as Lebel
as Quesnay
as Abel
as Maurepas
as Le Tailleur
as Beaumont
as L'Abbé Bernis
as Voltaire
as M. de Tournehem
as Gontaut
as Marville
as Lazare Duvaux
as Choiseul
