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Jefferson in Paris (1995)

March 31, 1995 (FR) Drama, Romance, History • 139m

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.

Director

James Ivory

Top Billed

Nick Nolte

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte

Thomas Jefferson

Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi

Maria Cosway

Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton

Sally Hemings

Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow

Patsy Jefferson

Simon Callow
Simon Callow

Richard Cosway

Seth Gilliam
Seth Gilliam

James Hemings

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones

Madison Hemings

Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand

Madame Abbesse

Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson

Marquis de Lafayette

Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel

Camille Desmoulins

Steve Kalfa
Steve Kalfa

Dr. Guillotin

Todd Boyce
Todd Boyce

William Short

Nigel Whitmey
Nigel Whitmey

John Trumbull

Nicolas Silberg
Nicolas Silberg

Monsieur Petit

Elsa Zylberstein
Elsa Zylberstein

Adrienne de Lafayette

William Moseley
William Moseley

George Washington de Lafayette

Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff

King's Translator

Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant

Royal Indian Man

Scott Thrun
Scott Thrun

Head and Heart Game

Crew


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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$2,474,000

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