The King's Trial [341275] Released: 1990-01-19 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 91 mins Popularity: 0.2105 Vote Average: 5.8 Vote Count: 5 Overview: At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. Portugal's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990. Cast [27] Carlos DanielD. Afonso VI Aurelle DoazanD. Maria Francis Antonino SolmerD. Pedro, Infant Nuno CarinhasMarquis of Sande Manuela CassolaNun in Convent Ruy de CarvalhoDoctor Martim do Suzana BorgesJoana de Almeida João Mário GriloEscrivão Isabel Alves de CarvalhoJosefa de Óbido Paulo FilipeDuque de Cadaval Carlos Martins MedeirosCount of Castelo Gérard HardyPreyssac, Enviad Muriel BrennerNinon Filipe FerrerFather Antonio V Jean LafrontFather Ville, Qu Jean RupertAmbassador Saint António Loja NevesMessenger F. Pedro OliveiraPao Maria Emília CastanheiraCoscorao Mário SerrarSebastiao Dinis Adelaide JoãoDomingas Rodrigu António Cordeiro Luís Pavão Marcello UrgeghePreyssac's Secre Catarina Alves CostaCatarina Arrães Natália LuizaFreira no Conven Luís CoutoMarquês de Mari Trailers