Moliere
Jan 31, 2007 | IMDB 6.4
115 min Watch NowRomance, Drama, Comedy
Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise, hilarity ensues.
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