Versailles: Series 1

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Edition: BLU-RAY / European import release with foreign writing on the covers
Audio: original English version (DTS-HD 5.1), dubbed French version (DTS-HD 5.1)
Subtitles: French
Subtitles for the hard of hearing: English, French
Number of episodes: 10 (complete first season)
Duration: 520 minutes
Description:
Versailles, 1667. Haunted by the trauma of the Fronde as the nobles of his court begin to rebel against the monarchy, Louis XIV in his 28th year in a Machiavellian political move decides to make the nobility submit by imposing a definite move of the court from Paris to Versailles, his father's former hunting lodge. Trapped by their king's "invitation", the nobles of Paris gradually come to see the castle as a gilded prison and soon even the most humble courtiers of the king begin to show their viciousness as the alcoves of secrets, politics and war are maneuvered through, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.
Set against a backdrop of power, love, betrayal and war, Versailles examines a defining period of French history. A ruthless leader, King Louis XIV will stop at nothing to achieve his vision of creating the most beautiful palace in Europe and seizing absolute control of France and his enemies.
The cast is an international roster with Brit George Blagden (Les Misérables, Vikings) playing the Sun King. Despite being filmed in France, the series was shot in English and written by English writers, including co-creators David Wolstencroft (Spooks) and Simon Mirren (Waking the Dead), with a British actor playing King Louis XIV. Touted as the most expensive TV series ever made in France, Versailles cost a reported £2.1m per episode, more than twice the average cost of an episode of Downton Abbey.