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One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president, had an affair with (and fathered a child with) his 15-year-old slave Sally Hemings. JEFFERSON IN PARIS follows Jefferson to France (as the U.S. ambassador to the court of Louis XVI), following the death of his wife his friendships and flirtations with the French, his relationship with his daughters and slaves from home (especially Sally), against the backdrop of the beginning of the French Revolution.
Original Release
03/31/1995
US Release
03/31/1995
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nick Nolte | Thomas Jefferson |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Patsy Jefferson |
| Estelle Eonnet | Polly Jefferson |
| Thandiwe Newton | Sally Hemings |
| Seth Gilliam | James Hemings |
| Todd Boyce | William Short |
| Nigel Whitmey | John Trumbull |
| Nicolas Silberg | Monsieur Petit |
| Catherine Samie | Cook |
| Lionel Robert | Cook's Helper |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nick Nolte | Thomas Jefferson |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Patsy Jefferson |
| Estelle Eonnet | Polly Jefferson |
| Thandiwe Newton | Sally Hemings |
| Seth Gilliam | James Hemings |
| Todd Boyce | William Short |
| Nigel Whitmey | John Trumbull |
| Nicolas Silberg | Monsieur Petit |
| Catherine Samie | Cook |
| Lionel Robert | Cook's Helper |
| Jean Rupert | Surgeon |
| Yvette Petit | Dressmaker |
| Paolo Mantini | Hairdresser |
| Frédéric Van Den Driessche | Mutilated Officer |
| Humbert Balsan | Mutilated Officer |
| Nichel Rois | Mutilated Officer |
| Bob Sessions | James Byrd |
| Jeffrey Ribier | Mulatto Boy |
| Marc Tissot | Construction Foreman |
| Greta Scacchi | Maria Cosway |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paul Bradley | Executive Producer |
| Donald Rosenfeld | Executive Producer |
| Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Humbert Balsan | Producer |
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