The King's Whore (French: La putain du roi, Italian: La puttana del re) is a 1990 drama film directed by Axel Corti and starring Timothy Dalton.

It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.

[1] Set in the 17th century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the Duke of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.

The film was finally released on videocassette in 1993 by Vidmark Entertainment in the United States and in Canada by C/FP Video.

In 2002, the film was released on a budget DVD by Platinum Disc.