Country
France
Date
May 09, 1996
Certification
TP
Wit is the ultimate weapon.
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Isabelle Spade | Baronne de Boisjoli |
| Isabelle Petit-Jacques | Baronne d'Oberkirchner |
| Nathalie Mann | Comtesse de Blancfagot |
| Étienne Draber | Vicomte du Closlabbe |
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| Fabrice Eberhard | Chevalier de St Tronchain |
| Stéphane Fourmond | Marquis de Carmes |
| Jean-Jacques Le Vessier | Vicomte de Sabran |
| Lucien Pascal | Monsieur de Blayac |
| Nicolas Chagrin | Lord Bolingbroke |
| Fabien Béhar | Secrétaire du roi |
| Mirabelle Kirkland | Marie-Antoinette |
| Marie Llano | Mère de Léonard |
| Antonin Lebas-Joly | Léonard |
| Didier Abot | Le curé |
| Julien Bukowski | Gentilhomme |
| José Fumanal | L'Officier Duel |
| Sylvie Herbert | Mère du Ponceludon |
| Alain Hocine | Le joueur |
| Clémentine Buxtorf | La soeur |
| Boris Napes | Le peintre |
| Gérard Sergue | Le voleur |
| Laurent Valo | Simon |
| Claire Garguier | Thérèse |
| Marine Guez | La cantatrice |
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Ridicule |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | Français |
| Paesi di produzione | France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Epithète Films |
| Data di uscita | 9 maggio 1996 |
| Producer | Philippe Carcassonne, Gilles Legrand, Frédéric Brillion |
| Writer | Eric Vicaut, Michel Fessler, Rémi Waterhouse |
| Editors | Joëlle Hache |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Asst. Directors | Patrice Leconte |
| Camera Operators | Thierry Arbogast |
| Add. Photography | Thierry Arbogast |
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| Composer | Antoine Duhamel |
| Sound | Antoine Duhamel |
| Budget | 3.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 2.503.829 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Nov 22, 1996
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 07, 1997
Certification
15
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 03, 1997
Physical media
Country
Czechia
Date
Aug 01, 1998
TV
Country
France
Date
Oct 24, 1997
Certification
TP
Note
Canal +
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