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Ridicule(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-05-09
69%
221 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
Wit is the ultimate weapon.
Overview:
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Budget: $3,000,000.00
Revenue: $2,503,829.00
ProductionCompanies:
Epithète Films
Movie: Ridicule
Top 10 Billed 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
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