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Valmont
Valmont

Valmont

As unpredictable as love itself.

Genres

DramaRomance

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Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.

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Budget

$33000000

Revenue

$1132112

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

137 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

17 November 1989

Country

France

Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Valmont

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Merteuil

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Madame de Tourvel

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Cécile

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Madame de Volanges

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Gercourt

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Danceny

Fabia Drake

Fabia Drake

Madame de Rosemonde

T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Baron

Isla Blair

Isla Blair

Baroness

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Azolan

Aleta Mitchell

Aleta Mitchell

Victoire

Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

José

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Jean

Sandrine Dumas

Sandrine Dumas

Martine

Sébastien Floche

Sébastien Floche

Priest

Antony Carrick

Antony Carrick

President de Tourvel

Murray Gronwall

Murray Gronwall

Flea Market Salesman

Alain Frérot

Alain Frérot

1st thug

Daniel Laloux

Daniel Laloux

2nd thug

Christian Bouillette

Christian Bouillette

3rd thug

John Arnold

John Arnold

1st Knight of the Maltese Order

Nils Tavernier

Nils Tavernier

2nd Knight of the Maltese Order

Yvette Petit

Yvette Petit

Mother superior

Richard De Burnchurch

Richard De Burnchurch

Volanges' Major-domo

Jose Licenziato

Jose Licenziato

Blind guitar player

Ivo Palec

Ivo Palec

Servant

Alexis Desseaux

Alexis Desseaux

Extra (uncredited)

Jérôme Frazer

Jérôme Frazer

Court bystander (uncredited)

Paulina Młynarska

Paulina Młynarska

Extras (uncredited)

Eric Moreau

Eric Moreau

Beggar (uncredited)

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