Delusions of Grandeur
1971 | 108m | French
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Gérard Oury |
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| Writer: | Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson, Marcel Jullian |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 08, 1971 |
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| Director: | Gérard Oury |
| Writer: | Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson, Marcel Jullian |
| Genres: | Comedy, History |
| Keywords | spain, based on novel or book, queen, giftmord, royalty, lord, conspiracy, misunderstanding, disguise, valet, illegitimate child, interclass romance, public disgrace, stingy |
| Production Companies | Gaumont, Mars Film, Coral Films, Orion Filmproduktion |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Louis de Funès | Don Salluste de Bazan |
| Yves Montand | Blaze, Don Sallust's valet |
| Alice Sapritch | Dona Juana, first lady of the queen |
| Karin Schubert | Queen of Spain |
| Alberto de Mendoza | King of Spain |
| Jaime de Mora y Aragón | Marquis of Priego |
| Eduardo Fajardo | Cortega |
| Antonio Pica | Duke of Los Montes |
| Joaquín Solís | Duke of Sandoval |
| Venantino Venantini | Marquis del Basto |
| Gabriele Tinti | Don César, nephew of Don Sallust |
| Paul Préboist | The mute |
| Sal Borgese | One-eyed man |
| Astrid Frank | Lady of the Infant of Spain |
| Robert Le Béal | Chamberlain |
| Clément Michu | Stuttering valet of Don Salluste |
| La Polaca | Dancer |
| Leopoldo Trieste | Giuseppe, Italian inventor of the Bomba |
| Ricardo Palacios | Cook (uncredited) |
| Frédéric Norbert | Valet (uncredited) |
| Jesús Tordesillas | Aged Baron (uncredited) |
| Antonio Iranzo | Innkeeper (uncredited) |
| Fernando Bilbao | Colossus (uncredited) |
| Xan das Bolas | Sheikh of the Barbary (uncredited) |
| Ángel Álvarez | Representative of the poor village racketeered (uncredited) |
| Frank Braña | (uncredited) |
| Fabián Conde | (uncredited) |
| Fernando Hilbeck | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Georges Wakhévitch | Set Decoration, Production Design |
| Marie Gromtseff | Costume Design |
| Gérard Oury | Writer, Director |
| Danièle Thompson | Writer |
| Alain Poiré | Delegated Producer |
| Humberto Cornejo | Costume Design |
| Marcel Jullian | Writer |
| Michel Polnareff | Original Music Composer |
| Henri Decaë | Director of Photography |
| Jacques Fonteray | Costume Design |
| Albert Jurgenson | Editor |
| Antoine Bonfanti | Sound |
| Victor Hugo | Theatre Play |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 391 | 542 |