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Lady Oscar
The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!
Genres
HistoryDramaRomance
Overview
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$220000
Runtime
124 min
Release Date
1979-03-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
30
Vote Average
5.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Catriona MacColl
Oscar François de Jarjayes
Barry Stokes
André Grandier
Jonas Bergström
Hans Axel von Fersen
Christine Böhm
Marie Antoinette
Terence Budd
Louis XVI
Patsy Kensit
young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Mark Kingston
Général de Jarjayes
Georges Wilson
M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Martin Potter
Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Sue Lloyd
Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Anouska Hempel
Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Mike Marshall
Nicolas de la Motte
Christopher Ellison
Maximilien de Robespierre
Constance Chapman
La nourrice
Gregory Floy
Cardinal de Rohan
Shelagh McLeod
Rosalie Vallois
Michael Osborne
Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover
Angela Thorne
Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker
Paul Spurrier
Louis Joseph
Rose Mary Dunham
Marquise de Boulainvilliers
Patrick Allen
Nicholas Amer
M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist
Jean Boissery
Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet
Armelle Bonnot
La suivante de la Reine
François Brincourt
Andrew Bagley
André as a child
Michèle Cahier
Une couturière
Patrick Floersheim
Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern
David Gabison
L'accoucheur
Steve Gadler
Un soldat insolent
Gary Granville
Vincent Grass
Un soldat insolent
Consuelo De Haviland
Oscar's pair at the Black Ball
Jeffrey Kime
L'importun au bal royal
Caroline Loeb
Claire Maubert
Jacques Maury
Le baron de Breteuil
Timothy Morand
Un ivrogne
Mario Pecqueur
Michael Petrovitch
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
Dane Porret
M. Léonard, le coiffeur
John Charles Sabain
James Schuman
John Tordoff
Denis Trindler
Dominique Varda
Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Monique Vermeer
Robin Whitecross
Une couturière
Sandy Whitelaw
Un invité au bal noir
Lambert Wilson
Un soldat insolent
Sylvia Zerbib
Une couturière
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