The Lady of Scuderi

The Lady of Scuderi

Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...

Top Cast

Henny Porten

As Fräulein von Scuderi

Willy A. Kleinau

As Cardillac

Anne Vernon

As Madelon

Roland Alexandre

As Olivier Brusson

Angelika Hauff

As St. Croix

Richard Häussler

As Miossens

Dorothea Wieck

As Maintenon

Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

As Louis XIV

Alexander Engel

As La Regnie

Hans-Peter Thielen

As Degrais