Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

100 mins | Adventure, Romance, History | March 20, 1996

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

100 mins | Adventure, Romance, History | March 20, 1996

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title Beaumarchais, l'insolent
Directors Sara Desmond, Jean-Claude Brisville, Édouard Molinaro
Writers Jean-Claude Brisville, Édouard Molinaro

Cast

Fabrice Luchini

as Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Sandrine Kiberlain

as Marie-Thérèse

Manuel Blanc

as Gudin

Claire Nebout

as Chevalier d'Eon

Michel Serrault

as Louis XV

Jacques Weber

as Duc de Chaulnes

Michel Piccoli

as Prince de Conti

Dominique Besnehard

as Louis XVI

Martin Lamotte

as Comte de la Blache

José Garcia

as Figaro

Judith Godrèche

as Marie-Antoinette

Jean Yanne

as Louis Goezman

Alain Chabat

as le courtisan à Versailles

Axelle Laffont

as Mariette

Isabelle Carré

as Rosine

Guy Marchand

as Man at the Parliament

Séverine Ferrer

as Lison-Chérubin

Murray Head

as Lord Rochford

André Oumansky

as Président du Parlement

Jeff Nuttall

as Benjamin Franklin

Michel Aumont

as Baron de Breteuil

Jay Benedict

as L'homme en gris

Évelyne Bouix

as Mme Vigée Lebrun

Niels Dubost

as Comte Almaviva

François Morel

as Paysan au tribunal

Pascal Thomas

as Critique de théâtre

Patrice Laffont

as Officier des douanes

David Gabison

as Doublemain

Maka Kotto

as Césaire

Florence Thomassin

as Marion Ménard

Patrick Bouchitey

as Monsieur Lejay

Pierre Gérard

as Comte de Provence

Dominic Gould

as Arthur Lee

Richard Durden

as Smith

Jean-Claude de Goros

as The furious one

Jean-Philippe Daguerre

as Critique de théâtre

Pierre Lopez

as Young man at the Parliament

Robert Sandrey

as Vieil assesseur

Roger Brierley

as Printer

Marie Delerm

as Marceline

Étienne Draber

as Brid'oison

Marc Dudicourt

as Bartholo

Jean-Michel Geneste

as Theatre tramp

Bruno Lochet

as French prison guard

Romain Sellier

as English prisoner

Violaine Barret

as Theatre woman

Marc Habib

as The chamberlain

Eric Wapler

as Portefaix Hortales

Pierre Arditi

as Narrateur (non crédité)