France / Jan 10, 2022 / Bibliothèque nationale de France, rerelease as 4k restoration
4h 13min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Odile Cointepas | La mère de Molière |
| Joséphine Derenne | Madeleine Béjart |
| Brigitte Catillon | Armande Béjart |
| Julien Maurel | L'ami de Molière |
| Philippe Cointepas | Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste |
| Armand Delcampe | Jean Poquelin, le père de Molière |
| Mathieu Rongier | Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste |
| Alexandre Ferran | Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste |
| Jean-Claude Penchenat | Louis XIV |
| Thomas Félix-Françoise | Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste |
| Maurice Chevit | Le curé de l'école |
| Sania Ballerini | Nicolas, frère de Jean-Baptiste |
| Arnault Thébault | Jean , frère de Jean-Baptiste |
| Sigoléne Bonnaud | Madeleine, petite sœur de Jean-Baptiste |
| Mario Gonzales | Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully |
| Guy-Claude François | L'homme-oiseau |
| Jean Brard | Le maître-tapissier |
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| Patrick Floersheim | Le curé |
| Jonathan Sutton | La Grange |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Molière |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 30 agosto 1978 |
| Production | Claude Lelouch |
| Writer | Ariane Mnouchkine |
| Editing | Georges Klotz, Françoise Javet |
| Cinematography | Bernard Zitzermann |
| Assistant directors | Ariane Mnouchkine |
| Camera operators | Bernard Zitzermann |
| Additional photography | Bernard Zitzermann |
| Production design | Nikos Meletopoulos |
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| Art direction | Nikos Meletopoulos |
| Set decoration | Nikos Meletopoulos |
| Music | René Clemencic |
| Sound | René Clemencic |
| Costume design | Daniel Ogier |
| Makeup | Daniel Ogier |
| Hairstyling | Daniel Ogier |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Aug 30, 1978 / TP
Physical media
France / Nov 26, 2004 / Bel Air Classiques (DVD)
TV
France / Mar 06, 1981 / Antenne 2 (5h mini-series edition)
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