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THE LADY AND THE DUKE is a suspenseful, visually opulent story based on a true story about an unusual friendship during a dangerous time. From highly acclaimed master director Eric Rohmer (Tales of Four Seasons), starring exceptional talents Lucy Russell (Following) and Jean-Claude Dreyfus (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children). Beautiful aristocrat Grace Elliott enjoys her comfortable upper-middle class life and warm friendship with her former lover, the Duke of Orleans, until the turbulentFrench Revolution of the 1790s frighteningly begins. Their friendship unravels as Grace risks her life taking in a fugitive against the Duke's wishes. Soon, Grace urges the Duke not to make a horrifying decision. But, ultimately, she's unable to prevent several bloody fates, including the possibility of her own.
Original Release
09/07/2001
US Release
05/10/2002
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus | Le duc d'Orléans |
Lucy Russell | Grace Elliott / Grace Elliot |
Alain Libolt | Duc de Biron |
Charlotte Véry | Pulcherie the Cook / Vergniaud |
Rosette | Fanchette |
Léonard Cobiant | Champcenetz |
François Marthouret | Dumouriez |
Caroline Morin | Nanon |
Héléna Dubiel | Madame Meyler |
Laurent Le Doyen | Section Miromesnil: Officer |
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Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus | Le duc d'Orléans |
Lucy Russell | Grace Elliott / Grace Elliot |
Alain Libolt | Duc de Biron |
Charlotte Véry | Pulcherie the Cook / Vergniaud |
Rosette | Fanchette |
Léonard Cobiant | Champcenetz |
François Marthouret | Dumouriez |
Caroline Morin | Nanon |
Héléna Dubiel | Madame Meyler |
Laurent Le Doyen | Section Miromesnil: Officer |
Georges Benoît | Section Miromesnil: President |
Serge Wolfsperger | Section Miromesnil: Aide |
Daniel Tarrare | Justin the Doorman |
Marie Riviere | Madame Laurent |
Michel Demierre | Chabot |
Serge Renko | Vergniaud |
Christian Ameri | Guadet |
Eric Viellard | Osselin |
François-Marie Banier | Robespierre |
Henry Ambert | Meudon City Hall Clerk |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Léonard Glowinski | Executive Producer |
François Ivernel | Executive Producer |
Romain Le Grand | Executive Producer |
Roland Pellegrino | Executive Producer |
Pierre Cottrell | Producer |
Françoise Etchegaray | Producer |
Pierre Rissient | Producer |