Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV.
30th August 1978
47 years ago
4 hours 13 minutes
Finishes at 9:36am
2 wins & 4 nominations
7.6/10
59%
68%
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