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
![Philippe Noiret](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/769/163769727_f54bf0.jpg)
Philippe Noiret
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Old Gun (1975)
![Jean Rochefort](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/252/166252212_d2d782.jpg)
Jean Rochefort
France
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
![Jean-Pierre Marielle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/521/161521100_2115da.png)
Jean-Pierre Marielle
France
Best movies:
The Common Man (1975)
Hold-Up (1985)
Tom Thumb (1972)
![Christine Pascal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/760/160760285_cf2bfc.jpg)
Christine Pascal
France
Best movies:
The Grand Highway (1987)
'Round Midnight (1986)
The Maids of Wilko (1979)
![Michel Beaune](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273327_678a5e.jpg)
Michel Beaune
France
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
The Confession (1970)
Cop or Hood (1979)
![Nicole Garcia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/588/162588495_10c7aa.png)
Nicole Garcia
Algeria
Best movies:
Operation Ogre (1979)
Bolero (1981)
The Story of Marie and Julien (2003)
![Brigitte Roüan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/825/162825659_ee15f6.png)
Brigitte Roüan
France
Best movies:
Bolero (1981)
Olivier, Olivier (1992)
My American Uncle (1980)
![Michel Blanc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271608_0f4416.jpg)
Michel Blanc
France
Best movies:
The Fugitives (1986)
Prospero's Books (1991)
The Tenant (1976)
![Christian Clavier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268957_6ce120.jpg)
Christian Clavier
France
Best movies:
The Visitors (1993)
A Bag of Marbles (2017)
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
![Thierry Lhermitte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/989/165989370_38450c.jpg)
Thierry Lhermitte
France
Best movies:
My New Partner (1984)
The Dinner Game (1998)
Nos femmes (2015)
![Gérard Jugnot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/722/160722801_a58d74.png)
Gérard Jugnot
France
Best movies:
The Chorus (2004)
Little Nicholas (2009)
The Tenant (1976)
![Michael Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269703_5154d5.jpg)
Michael Powell
UK
Best movies:
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
The Magician (1926)
Peeping Tom (1960)
![Marcel Dalio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412665_26979f.jpg)
Marcel Dalio
France
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
![Marina Vlady](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/596/163596304_fb53ef.jpg)
Marina Vlady
France
Best movies:
Il malato immaginario (1979)
Crime and Punishment (1956)
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
![Daniel Duval](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/828/160828256_c03710.png)
Daniel Duval
France
Best movies:
36th Precinct (2004)
Va voir maman, papa travaille (1978)
The Wind of the Night (1999)
![Jean-Jacques Moreau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440714_76d0b6.jpg)
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
The Discord (1978)
![Bernard La Jarrige](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431705_000fbb.jpg)
Bernard La Jarrige
France
Best movies:
The Train (1964)
The Spies (1957)
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975)
![Alfred Adam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434778_b396ac.jpg)
Alfred Adam
France
Best movies:
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
The President (1961)
![Jean-Roger Caussimon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098713_268ff0.jpg)
Jean-Roger Caussimon
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)
Law Breakers (1971)
![Monique Chaumette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/393/160393756_2bc372.jpg)
Monique Chaumette
France
Best movies:
The Confession (1970)
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)