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The Night of Varennes
The Night of Varennes

The Night of Varennes

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HistoryComedyDrama

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During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

151 mins

Rating

6.891/10

Release Date

15 May 1982

Country

France

Cast

Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Countess Sophie de la Borde

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Thomas Paine

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Monsieur Jacob

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Madame Adélaïde Gagnon

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Monsieur Sauce

Michel Vitold

Michel Vitold

De Florange

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Virginia Capacelli

Enzo Jannacci

Enzo Jannacci

Italian clown

Pierre Malet

Pierre Malet

Emile Delage, student revolutionary

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

De Wendel

Hugues Quester

Hugues Quester

Jean-Louis Romeuf

Dora Doll

Dora Doll

Nanette Precy

Caterina Boratto

Caterina Boratto

Madame Faustine

Didi Perego

Didi Perego

Madame Sauce

Évelyne

Évelyne

Agnès, Restif's daughter

Aline Mess

Aline Mess

Marie-Madeleine, Sophie's servant

Jacques Peyrac

Jacques Peyrac

Postilion

Claude Legros

Claude Legros

Sergeant at St. Menehould

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Judge at the confiscation

Ugo Fangareggi

Ugo Fangareggi

Soldier Bertrand

Yves Collignon

Yves Collignon

Drouet, postmaster

Maurice Jacquemont

Maurice Jacquemont

Innkeeper at Chaintrix

Agnès Nobecourt

Agnès Nobecourt

Hubertine, Madame Faustine's daughter

Roger Trapp

Roger Trapp

Blacksmith at Meaux

Annie Belle

Annie Belle

Prostitute with green stockings

Fausto Di Bella

Fausto Di Bella

Cook at Auberge du Soleil

Jacques Zanetti

Jacques Zanetti

Giovane Comiziante

Antonella Cancellieri

Antonella Cancellieri

Robert Nogaret

Robert Nogaret

Beggar at Chaintrix

Bruno de Stabenrath

Bruno de Stabenrath

Gabriel Vallet

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

King Louis XVI (uncredited)

Eléonore Hirt

Eléonore Hirt

Marie-Antoinette (uncredited)

Enrico Bergier

Enrico Bergier

Barone Goguelat

Jean Tatu

Jean Tatu

Contadino

Claude Le Gross

Claude Le Gross

Sergente

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