Ridicule
Wit is the ultimate weapon.
Genres
Overview
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$2503829
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1996-05-09
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
212
Vote Average
7
Charles Berling
Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Jean Rochefort
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Fanny Ardant
Madame de Blayac
Judith Godrèche
Mathilde de Bellegarde
Bernard Giraudeau
L'Abbée de Vilecourt
Bernard Dhéran
Montalieri
Carlo Brandt
Milletail
Jacques Mathou
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Urbain Cancelier
Louis XVI
Albert Delpy
Baron de Guéret
Bruno Zanardi
Paul
Marie Pillet
Charlotte
Jacques Roman
Chevernoy
Philippe Magnan
Baron de Malenval
Maurice Chevit
Le notaire
Jacques François Zeller
Maurepas
Gérard Hardy
Victor
Marc Berman
Duc de Guines
Philippe du Janerand
Le généalogiste
Claude Dereppe
Mgr d'Artimont
Isabelle Spade
Baronne de Boisjoli
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Baronne d'Oberkirchner
Nathalie Mann
Comtesse de Blancfagot
Étienne Draber
Vicomte du Closlabbe
Fabrice Eberhard
Chevalier de St Tronchain
Stéphane Fourmond
Marquis de Carmes
Jean-Jacques Le Vessier
Vicomte de Sabran
Lucien Pascal
Monsieur de Blayac
Nicolas Chagrin
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Fabien Béhar
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Marie-Antoinette
Marie Llano
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Léonard
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Gentilhomme
José Fumanal
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Sylvie Herbert
Mère du Ponceludon
Alain Hocine
Le joueur
Clémentine Buxtorf
La soeur
Boris Napes
Le peintre
Gérard Sergue
Le voleur
Laurent Valo
Simon
Claire Garguier
Thérèse
Marine Guez
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