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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a french film of genre Comedy-drama directed by Édouard Molinaro released in USA on 17 october 1997 with Fabrice Luchini
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 october 1997
Length 1h40
OriginFrance
Themes Films about writers, Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Rating66%
Beaumarchais (French: Beaumarchais l'insolent) is a 1996 French biopic film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain. It is 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. It was adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry.
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L'année 1773 : le XVIII siècle peaufine son dernier acte. Louis XV s'apprête à quitter la scène, et en coulisses, déjà, Louis XVI se prépare. C'est le temps des grandes idées, et des mauvais sujets. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, fils d'horloger, horloger lui-même, trouvait avec Voltaire que les pendules de son temps retardaient dangereusement. Il allait s'employer à les remettre à l'heure...Actors
Fabrice Luchini
(Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais)
Sandrine Kiberlain
(Marie-Thérèse)
Manuel Blanc
(Gudin)
Claire Nebout
(Chevalier d'Eon)
Jean-Claude Brialy
(Abbot)
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