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Jefferson in Paris
A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.
Genres
DramaRomanceHistory
Overview
His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless peasantry. In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway, but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings, Jefferson's attentions are diverted.
Details
Budget
$14000000
Revenue
$2474000
Runtime
139 min
Release Date
1995-03-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
43
Vote Average
5.128
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Nick Nolte
Thomas Jefferson
Greta Scacchi
Maria Cosway
Thandiwe Newton
Sally Hemings
Gwyneth Paltrow
Patsy Jefferson
Jean-Pierre Aumont
D'Hancarville
Simon Callow
Richard Cosway
Seth Gilliam
James Hemings
James Earl Jones
Madison Hemings
Michael Lonsdale
Louis XVI
Nancy Marchand
Madame Abbesse
Charlotte de Turckheim
Marie Antoinette
Lambert Wilson
Marquis de Lafayette
Vincent Cassel
Camille Desmoulins
Steve Kalfa
Dr. Guillotin
Jessica Lloyd
Julia
Todd Boyce
William Short
Nigel Whitmey
John Trumbull
Nicolas Silberg
Monsieur Petit
Elsa Zylberstein
Adrienne de Lafayette
William Moseley
George Washington de Lafayette
Vernon Dobtcheff
King's Translator
Daniel Mesguich
Mesmer
Thibault de Montalembert
Assistant
Beatrice Winde
Mary Hemings
Tim Choate
Reporter
Ismail Merchant
Royal Indian Man
Scott Thrun
Head and Heart Game
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