Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.

Michèle Mercier
as Angélique de Peyrac

Claude Giraud
as Philippe de Plessis-Bellières

Jean Rochefort
as François Desgrez

Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté

Giuliano Gemma
as Nicolas, alias Calembredaine

Jacques Toja
as Louis XIV

Robert Porte
as Monsieur, frère du Roi

François Maistre
as Le prince de Condé

Noël Roquevert
as Bourjus

Claire Maurier
as Ninon de Lenclos