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Versailles' Dirty Secrets
Versailles' Dirty Secrets

Versailles' Dirty Secrets

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The chateau of Versailles is believed to have been a dirty palace: a place where everyone tossed the contents of their chamber pots from the windows above… Yet during the chateau’s construction, Louis XIV had given thought to commodities, and several public latrines were built as well as a very modern water system. So where did this bad reputation come from?

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

11 April 2016

Country

France

Cast

Mathieu Da Vinha

Mathieu Da Vinha

Self

Georges Vigarello

Georges Vigarello

Self

Anne Forray-Carlier

Anne Forray-Carlier

Self

Denis Bruna

Denis Bruna

Self

Hélène Delalex

Hélène Delalex

Self

Évelyne Lever

Évelyne Lever

Self

Stéphanie Fatout

Stéphanie Fatout

Narrator (voice)

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