Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar
Release: 1979-03-03
·Runtime: 124m
·★ 5.6
History
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
France
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Shiseido Co. Ltd.
Kitty Films
Ciné-Tamaris
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Gregory Floy
as Cardinal de Rohan
Constance Chapman
as La nourrice
Anouska Hempel
as Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Shelagh McLeod
as Rosalie Vallois
Patrick Floersheim
as Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern
Catriona MacColl
as Oscar François de Jarjayes
Mark Kingston
as Général de Jarjayes
Patrick Allen
Christine Böhm
as Marie Antoinette
Christopher Ellison
as Maximilien de Robespierre
Angela Thorne
as Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker
Michael Petrovitch
as Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
John Tordoff
Vincent Grass
as Un soldat insolent
Jacques Maury
as Le baron de Breteuil
Mario Pecqueur
Lambert Wilson
as Un soldat insolent
Sylvia Zerbib
as Une couturière
Jonas Bergström
as Hans Axel von Fersen
Patsy Kensit
as young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Sue Lloyd
as Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Barry Stokes
as André Grandier
Georges Wilson
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Sandy Whitelaw
as Un invité au bal noir
Martin Potter
as Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Mike Marshall
as Nicolas de la Motte
David Gabison
as L'accoucheur
Consuelo De Haviland
as Oscar's pair at the Black Ball
Caroline Loeb
