Wit is the ultimate weapon.
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$2,503,829
Release Date
May 9, 1996
Popularity
1
Director
Patrice Leconte
Writer
Rémi Waterhouse
Writer
Michel Fessler
Producer
Frédéric Brillion
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Where to Watch
Cast
Charles Berling
Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Jean Rochefort
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Fanny Ardant
Madame de Blayac
Judith Godrèche
Mathilde de Bellegarde
Bernard Giraudeau
L'Abbée de Vilecourt
Bernard Dhéran
Montalieri
Carlo Brandt
Milletail
Jacques Mathou
Abbé de l'Épée
Urbain Cancelier
Louis XVI
Albert Delpy
Baron de Guéret
Bruno Zanardi
Paul
Marie Pillet
Charlotte
Jacques Roman
Chevernoy
Philippe Magnan
Baron de Malenval
Maurice Chevit
Le notaire
Jacques François Zeller
Maurepas
Gérard Hardy
Victor
Marc Berman
Duc de Guines
Philippe du Janerand
Le généalogiste
Claude Dereppe
Mgr d'Artimont
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