King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks up his brother in the Bastille. The king wants to increase his popularity and stages an assassination against himself where Philippe is dressed as king Louis. But Philippe manages to escape the assassination and everybody believes him to be the real king...
| Camera | Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ken Annakin | Director |
| Writing | David Ambrose | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Pueo | Costume Design |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Theodor Harisch | Art Direction |
| Editing | Malcolm Cooke | Editor |
| Production | Heinz Lazek | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Alexandre Dumas | Novel |
| Production | Ted Richmond | Producer |
| Art | Elliot Scott | Production Design |
