The read
The series ran 1 season across 6 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 6 ep1978 |
Key crew
- Marcel CamusDirector
Cast
- Michel HerbaultForcalquier
- Gérard CaillaudBeaumarchais
- Jean TurlierTronchin
- Roger CarelKeyserling
- Jean MouratJean-Jacques Rousseau
- Nicole GarciaAdrienne Lecouvreur
- Marie-Christine DemarestMme Denis
- Denis ManuelVoltaire jeune
- Roland MonkThiérot
- Bernard LavaletteM. Du Châtelet
- Georges DescrièresDuc de Richelieu
- Geneviève GradLa Pompadour
