Movie Description
Jefferson in Paris
(1995)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : James Ivory
- Producer : Ismail Merchant
- Writer : Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Editor : Andrew Marcus,Isabelle Lorente
- Cast : Nick Nolte,Greta Scacchi,Thandiwe Newton,Gwyneth Paltrow,Jean-Pierre Aumont,Simon Callow,Seth Gilliam,James Earl Jones,Michael Lonsdale,Nancy Marchand,Charlotte de Turckheim,Lambert Wilson,Vincent Cassel,Steve Kalfa,Jessica Lloyd,Todd Boyce,Nigel Whitmey,Nicolas Silberg,Elsa Zylberstein,William Moseley,Vernon Dobtcheff,Daniel Mesguich,Thibault de Montalembert,Beatrice Winde,Tim Choate,Ismail Merchant,Scott Thrun
Cast
Thomas Jefferson
Maria Cosway
Sally Hemings
Patsy Jefferson
D'Hancarville
Richard Cosway
James Hemings
Madison Hemings
Louis XVI
Madame Abbesse
Marie Antoinette
Marquis de Lafayette
Camille Desmoulins
Dr. Guillotin
Julia
William Short
John Trumbull
Monsieur Petit
Adrienne de Lafayette
George Washington de Lafayette
King's Translator
Mesmer
Assistant
Mary Hemings
Reporter
Royal Indian Man
Head and Heart Game
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Facts
Original TitleJefferson in Paris
Status Released
Release Information
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1995-03-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 19m
Budget₹ 14000000
Revenue₹ 2474000
Production CompaniesMerchant Ivory Productions,Touchstone Pictures
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
- History
