The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake (2011)
- Original title
- Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la Couleuvre
- Directed by
- Laurent Heynemann
- Genre
- historical television series
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 3h 20m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This French TV film dramatizes the rivalry between Nicolas Fouquet and Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 17th century France. It follows their power struggle under King Louis XIV. The title refers to their family crests.
historicalslow-burnpoliticaltenseformaldeliberateseriouscharacter-driven
What happens
Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la Couleuvre est un téléfilm français en deux parties réalisé par Laurent Heynemann et diffusé à partir du 5 mars 2011 sur France 3. Ce titre s'explique par les armes de Nicolas Fouquet, l'écureuil, et celles de Jean-Baptiste Colbert, la couleuvre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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