That Night of Varennes

That Night of Varennes

1982•2h 31m•6.8/10

HistoryComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(66)

During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.

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Production

Gaumont, Opera Film Produzione

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Countess Sophie de la Borde

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Thomas Paine

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Monsieur Jacob

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Madame Adélaïde Gagnon

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Monsieur Sauce

Michel Vitold

Michel Vitold

De Florange

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Virginia Capacelli

Enzo Jannacci

Enzo Jannacci

Italian clown

Pierre Malet

Pierre Malet

Emile Delage, student revolutionary

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

De Wendel

Hugues Quester

Hugues Quester

Jean-Louis Romeuf

Dora Doll

Dora Doll

Nanette Precy

Caterina Boratto

Caterina Boratto

Madame Faustine

Didi Perego

Didi Perego

Madame Sauce

Évelyne

Évelyne

Agnès, Restif's daughter

Aline Mess

Aline Mess

Marie-Madeleine, Sophie's servant

Jacques Peyrac

Postilion

Claude Legros

Claude Legros

Sergeant at St. Menehould

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