Country
France
Date
Mar 20, 1996
Certification
TP
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dominique Besnehard | Louis XVI |
| Jean-François Balmer | Sartine |
| Martin Lamotte | Comte de la Blache |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | Abbot |
| José Garcia | Figaro |
| Judith Godrèche | Marie-Antoinette |
| Jean Yanne | Louis Goezman |
| Alain Chabat | le courtisan à Versailles |
| Axelle Laffont | Mariette |
| Isabelle Carré | Rosine |
| Guy Marchand | Man at the Parliament |
| Séverine Ferrer | Lison-Chérubin |
| Murray Head | Lord Rochford |
| André Oumansky | Président du Parlement |
| Jeff Nuttall | Benjamin Franklin |
| Michel Aumont | Baron de Breteuil |
| Jay Benedict | L'homme en gris |
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| Évelyne Bouix | Mme Vigée Lebrun |
| Niels Dubost | Comte Almaviva |
| François Morel | Paysan au tribunal |
| Pascal Thomas | Critique de théâtre |
| Patrice Laffont | Officier des douanes |
| David Gabison | Doublemain |
| Maka Kotto | Césaire |
| Florence Thomassin | Marion Ménard |
| Patrick Bouchitey | Monsieur Lejay |
| Pierre Gérard | Comte de Provence |
| Dominic Gould | Arthur Lee |
| Richard Durden | Smith |
| Jean-Claude de Goros | The furious one |
| Jean-Philippe Daguerre | Critique de théâtre |
| Pierre Lopez | Young man at the Parliament |
| Robert Sandrey | Vieil assesseur |
| Roger Brierley | Printer |
| Marie Delerm | Marceline |
| Étienne Draber | Brid'oison |
| Marc Dudicourt | Bartholo |
| Jean-Michel Geneste | Theatre tramp |
| Bruno Lochet | French prison guard |
| Romain Sellier | English prisoner |
| Violaine Barret | Theatre woman |
| Marc Habib | The chamberlain |
| Éric Wapler | Portefaix Hortales |
| Pierre Arditi | Narrateur (non crédité) |
Genres
AdventureHistoryRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Beaumarchais, l'insolent |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | Français |
| Paesi di produzione | France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Téléma, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma |
| Data di uscita | 20 marzo 1996 |
| Exec. Producer | Linda Bruce, Dominique Brunner |
| Producer | Charles Gassot |
| Writer | Édouard Molinaro, Jean-Claude Brisville |
| Editors | Véronique Parnet |
| Cinematography | Michael Epp |
| Asst. Directors | Vincent Trintignant, Sara Desmond, Jean-Claude Brisville, Édouard Molinaro |
| Camera Operators | Michael Epp |
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| Add. Photography | Michael Epp |
| Production Design | Jean-Marc Kerdelhué, Cécile Arlet Colin, Camille Bougon-Pigneul, Marie-Noëlle Giraud, Karin Granger |
| Art Direction | Cécile Arlet Colin, Jean-Marc Kerdelhué, Camille Bougon-Pigneul, Marie-Noëlle Giraud, Karin Granger |
| Set Decoration | Camille Bougon-Pigneul, Marie-Noëlle Giraud, Karin Granger, Jean-Marc Kerdelhué, Cécile Arlet Colin |
| Composer | Jean-Claude Petit, Pascal Chauvin |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Petit, Pascal Chauvin |
| Costume Design | Sylvie de Segonzac, Laurence Azouvy, Annick Legout, Kirstie Stanway, Jessica Williams, Michèle Constantinides |
| Makeup | Laurence Azouvy, Annick Legout, Kirstie Stanway, Jessica Williams, Michèle Constantinides, Sylvie de Segonzac |
| Hairstyling | Sylvie de Segonzac, Laurence Azouvy, Annick Legout, Kirstie Stanway, Jessica Williams, Michèle Constantinides |
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