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Delusions of Grandeur

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Power-hungry tax collector Don Salluste de Bazan (Yves Montand) is banished from the Spanish Court and decides to use his valet, Blaze (Louis De Funès), to take his revenge. In disguise, Blaze fills Don Salluste's vacant position and plans to have an affair with the queen (Alice Sapritch), which the vengeful ex-collector will then reveal to the king (Alberto de Mendoza). Instead, Blaze and the queen fall in love, and the valet uses his newfound power to help end mistreatment of the poor.
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Audience Member Film populaire sympa Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Una peli que no puede faltar. Yves Montand lo borda y Louis de Funès qué se puede decir de él, magistral. Por alguna razón la reina de España es alemana y no habla español... pero ese "Ich liebe dich" y todas las confusiones idiomáticas le añaden frescura al film. Imprescindible verla en francés, el doblaje en español es pésimo. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Louis De Funes being himself in a historical farce about royalty and the rich. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This decidely French parody of the American Western, which manages to spoof much of French cinema also, is probably too culturally opaque to be fairly critiqued by me, but apparently true Francophiles find it hilarious. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I only have one thing to say.... "Mon SeignOr, il est huit hOr!!!" Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member One of his best movies...finally got it on DVD Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Gérard Oury

Director

Louis de Funès

Don Salluste de Bazan

Yves Montand

Blaze

Alice Sapritch

Dona Juana

Karin Schubert

La Reine

Alberto de Mendoza

Le Roi
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Synopsis Power-hungry tax collector Don Salluste de Bazan (Yves Montand) is banished from the Spanish Court and decides to use his valet, Blaze (Louis De Funès), to take his revenge. In disguise, Blaze fills Don Salluste's vacant position and plans to have an affair with the queen (Alice Sapritch), which the vengeful ex-collector will then reveal to the king (Alberto de Mendoza). Instead, Blaze and the queen fall in love, and the valet uses his newfound power to help end mistreatment of the poor.
Director
Gérard Oury
Producer
Alain Poiré
Screenwriter
Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson, Marcel Jullian
Production Co
Orion Films, Gaumont, Mars Films, Coral Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1
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