Delusions of Grandeur
7.4/10
Rating
108 min
Runtime
1971
Release Year
Gérard Oury
Director
Cast
Louis de Funès, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert, Alberto de Mendoza
Quick Synopsis
Don Sallust serves as a minister to the King of Spain, but he is dishonest, hypocritical, and greedy, often keeping the taxes he collects for himself, which causes the people to despise him. The Queen, a Bavarian princess, accuses him of fathering an illegitimate child with one of her maids of honor. As a result of this accusation, he is removed from his position and forced to retire to a monastery.
Detailed Synopsis of Delusions of Grandeur
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.
