Balzac: A Life of Passion

Top 10 Billed Cast

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu

Honoré de Balzac

Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau

Charlotte-Laure

Fanny Ardant
Fanny Ardant

Eve Hanska

Virna Lisi
Virna Lisi

Madame de Berny

Katja Riemann
Katja Riemann

Laure d'Abrantès

Claude Rich
Claude Rich

Maitre Plissoud

Gert Voss
Gert Voss

Victor Hugo

Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini

Eugene Sue

François Marthouret
François Marthouret

Doctor Nacquart

Marianne Denicourt
Marianne Denicourt

Adèle Hugo

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