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Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar

Lady Oscar

The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!

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HistoryDramaRomance

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Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$220000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

03 March 1979

Country

France

Cast

Catriona MacColl

Catriona MacColl

Oscar François de Jarjayes

Barry Stokes

Barry Stokes

André Grandier

Jonas Bergström

Jonas Bergström

Hans Axel von Fersen

Christine Böhm

Christine Böhm

Marie Antoinette

Terence Budd

Terence Budd

Louis XVI

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

young Oscar François de Jarjayes

Mark Kingston

Mark Kingston

Général de Jarjayes

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

M. de Bouillé, French Guard General

Martin Potter

Martin Potter

Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé

Sue Lloyd

Sue Lloyd

Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac

Anouska Hempel

Anouska Hempel

Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte

Mike Marshall

Mike Marshall

Nicolas de la Motte

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Maximilien de Robespierre

Constance Chapman

Constance Chapman

La nourrice

Gregory Floy

Gregory Floy

Cardinal de Rohan

Shelagh McLeod

Shelagh McLeod

Rosalie Vallois

Michael Osborne

Michael Osborne

Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover

Angela Thorne

Angela Thorne

Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker

Paul Spurrier

Paul Spurrier

Louis Joseph

Rose Mary Dunham

Rose Mary Dunham

Marquise de Boulainvilliers

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Nicholas Amer

Nicholas Amer

M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist

Jean Boissery

Jean Boissery

Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet

Armelle Bonnot

Armelle Bonnot

La suivante de la Reine

François Brincourt

François Brincourt

Andrew Bagley

Andrew Bagley

André as a child

Michèle Cahier

Michèle Cahier

Une couturière

Patrick Floersheim

Patrick Floersheim

Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern

David Gabison

David Gabison

L'accoucheur

Steve Gadler

Steve Gadler

Un soldat insolent

Gary Granville

Gary Granville

Vincent Grass

Vincent Grass

Un soldat insolent

Consuelo De Haviland

Consuelo De Haviland

Oscar's pair at the Black Ball

Jeffrey Kime

Jeffrey Kime

L'importun au bal royal

Caroline Loeb

Caroline Loeb

Claire Maubert

Claire Maubert

Jacques Maury

Jacques Maury

Le baron de Breteuil

Timothy Morand

Timothy Morand

Un ivrogne

Mario Pecqueur

Mario Pecqueur

Michael Petrovitch

Michael Petrovitch

Charles-Alexandre de Calonne

Dane Porret

Dane Porret

M. Léonard, le coiffeur

John Charles Sabain

John Charles Sabain

James Schuman

James Schuman

John Tordoff

John Tordoff

Denis Trindler

Denis Trindler

Dominique Varda

Dominique Varda

Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun

Monique Vermeer

Monique Vermeer

Robin Whitecross

Robin Whitecross

Une couturière

Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Un invité au bal noir

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Un soldat insolent

Sylvia Zerbib

Sylvia Zerbib

Une couturière

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