Directed by:
Bertrand TavernierCinematography:
Pierre-William GlennComposer:
Philippe d'OrléansCast:
Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal, Michel Beaune, Nicole Garcia, Brigitte Roüan, Michel Blanc, Christian Clavier (more)VOD (1)
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Philippe d'Orleans (Philippe Noiret) is the ruling regent in late 18th Century France, where Louis XV has been dead for four years, and the French Revolution is fomenting. Though his power is contingent, the regent attempts to rule fairly and keep the peasants content due to his genuinely humanistic sentiments. Financially, however, Philippe is less noble, mismanaging the nation's treasury and siphoning funds from the American colonies. He is also a true libertine, with his greatest loyalties lying with hedonism and aestheticism. When a small uprising causes Philippe to act against his better judgement to quell the inchoate revolution, he joins forces with a corrupt, power-hungry priest, and the political and personal pressures he faces come to a head. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jacques Hilling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462473_aa9774.jpg)
Jacques Hilling
Australia
Best movies:
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
![Georges Riquier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353659_9e238e.jpg)
Georges Riquier
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Treasure Island (1966) (series)
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
![Bruno Balp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576562_2727b7.jpg)
Bruno Balp
France
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Order of the Daisy (1967)
![Pierre Forget](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712195_e0a0a5.jpg)
Pierre Forget
France
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
![Stéphane Bouy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792778_b1469a.jpg)
Stéphane Bouy
France
Best movies:
Holy Year (1976)
Lacombe Lucien (1974)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
![Hélène Vincent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309563_b70236.jpg)
Hélène Vincent
France
Best movies:
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
My Life in Pink (1997)
![Jean Turlier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/130/515/130515285_96501a.jpg)
Jean Turlier
Best movies:
Tom Thumb (1972)
The Scoundrel (1971)
The French Detective (1975)
![Patrick Raynal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/651/159651092_4781f7.jpg)
Patrick Raynal
France
Best movies:
My King (2015)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
The Brave Judge (2018) (TV movie)
![François Dyrek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185711_1292c1.jpg)
François Dyrek
France
Best movies:
Piaf: The Early Years (1974)
Widow's Walk (1987)
Life and Nothing But (1989)
Agnès Château
Best movies:
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
The Lacemaker (1977)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
![Jean-Paul Farré](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/402/160402797_8f78cd.jpg)
Jean-Paul Farré
France
Best movies:
Sadsacks Go to War (1974)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
Michel Berto
France
Best movies:
The Fugitives (1986)
The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977)
The Three Brothers (1995)
Jacques Pratoussy
Best movies:
The Fugitives (1986)
Lourdes (2009)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Jacques Van Dooren
Best movies:
The Big Store (1973)
The Exchange Student (1967)
The Brain (1969)
Jacques Lelut
Best movies:
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Jean Le Mouël
France
Best movies:
Dead Certain (1981)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
The Other One's Mug (1979)
Pierre Moncorbier
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
The Confession (1970)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
Richard Bigotini
Best movies:
Zazie in the Underground (1960)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Education of the Baroness (1977)
Max Morel
Best movies:
When We Leave (2010)
One Deadly Summer (1983)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Blanche Raynal
Best movies:
Le Pari (1997)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Ces beaux messieurs de Bois-Doré (1976) (series)