The Ideal Palace

The Ideal Palace

2019•1h 45m•6.9/10

HistoryDrama

Ratings

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6.9/10(144)

Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.

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Production

SND, Les Films Christian Fechner, Fidélité Films, BeTV

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, aka 'Le facteur Cheval'

Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta

Philomène Cheval

Florence Thomassin

Florence Thomassin

Félicienne

Bernard Le Coq

Bernard Le Coq

Auguste

Natacha Lindinger

Natacha Lindinger

Garance

Zélie Rixhon

Zélie Rixhon

Alice Cheval

Éric Savin

Éric Savin

Joseph Cadier

Louka Petit-Taborelli

Louka Petit-Taborelli

Cyrille Cheval

Aurélien Wiik

Aurélien Wiik

Benjamin Lecoeur

Julien Personnaz

Julien Personnaz

Louis Charvat, photographer

Lilly Rose Debos

Lilly Rose Debos

Alice Cheval at 12

Delphine Lacheteau

Delphine Lacheteau

Alice Cheval at 22

Milo Mazé

Milo Mazé

Cyrille at 7

Barthélemy Boccara Fechner

Village boy

Franck Adrien

Franck Adrien

Doctor

Thomas Baillet

Thomas Baillet

Eugène

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Rosalie Cheval

Alain Blazquez

Alain Blazquez

Jean-Louis Revol

Pasquale D'Inca

Pasquale D'Inca

Lucien Quampoix

Bernard Villanueva

Bernard Villanueva

Mayor of Hauterives

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