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Lady Oscar
Release Date: March 03, 1979
| Year | : | 1979 |
| Slogan | : | «The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!» |
| Genres | : | History, Drama, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | Toho, Kitty Films, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shiseido Co. Ltd. |
| Director | : | Jacques Demy |
| Producers | : | Agnès Varda, Rose Tobias Shaw, Mataichirô Yamamoto, Anita Benoist, Yoshiko Shibata, Yoriko Shinozaki, Kazuo Munakata |
| Writers | : | Jacques Demy, Jacques Demy, Patricia Louisianna Knop, Patricia Louisianna Knop, Riyoko Ikeda |
| RunTime | : | 124 mins. |
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.
Main Actors
Catriona MacColl
Character : Oscar François de Jarjayes
Barry Stokes
Character : André Grandier
Jonas Bergström
Character : Hans Axel von Fersen
Christine Böhm
Character : Marie Antoinette
Terence Budd
Character : Louis XVI
Patsy Kensit
Character : young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Mark Kingston
Character : Général de Jarjayes
Georges Wilson
Character : M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Martin Potter
Character : Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Sue Lloyd
Character : Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Anouska Hempel
Character : Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Mike Marshall
Character : Nicolas de la Motte
Christopher Ellison
Character : Maximilien de Robespierre
Constance Chapman
Character : La nourrice
Gregory Floy
Character : Cardinal de Rohan
Shelagh McLeod
Character : Rosalie Vallois
Michael Osborne
Character : Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover
Angela Thorne
Character : Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker
Paul Spurrier
Character : Louis Joseph
Rose Mary Dunham
Character : Marquise de Boulainvilliers
Patrick Allen
Character :
Nicholas Amer
Character : M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist
Jean Boissery
Character : Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet
Armelle Bonnot
Character : La suivante de la Reine
François Brincourt
Character :
Andrew Bagley
Character : André as a child
Michèle Cahier
Character : Une couturière
Patrick Floersheim
Character : Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern
David Gabison
Character : L'accoucheur
Steve Gadler
Character : Un soldat insolent
Gary Granville
Character :
Vincent Grass
Character : Un soldat insolent
Consuelo De Haviland
Character : Oscar's pair at the Black Ball
Jeffrey Kime
Character : L'importun au bal royal
Caroline Loeb
Character :
Claire Maubert
Character :
Jacques Maury
Character : Le baron de Breteuil
Timothy Morand
Character : Un ivrogne
Mario Pecqueur
Character :
Michael Petrovitch
Character : Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
Dane Porret
Character : M. Léonard, le coiffeur
John Charles Sabain
Character :
James Schuman
Character :
John Tordoff
Character :
Denis Trindler
Character :
Dominique Varda
Character : Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Monique Vermeer
Character :
Robin Whitecross
Character : Une couturière
Sandy Whitelaw
Character : Un invité au bal noir
Lambert Wilson
Character : Un soldat insolent
Sylvia Zerbib
Character : Une couturière
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