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
Sandy Whitelaw
as Un invité au bal noir
Patrick Allen
John Tordoff
Sylvia Zerbib
as Une couturière
Mark Kingston
as Général de Jarjayes
Martin Potter
as Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Gregory Floy
as Cardinal de Rohan
Vincent Grass
as Un soldat insolent
Lambert Wilson
as Un soldat insolent
Jonas Bergström
as Hans Axel von Fersen
Christopher Ellison
as Maximilien de Robespierre
David Gabison
as L'accoucheur
Angela Thorne
as Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker
Caroline Loeb
Christine Böhm
as Marie Antoinette
Patsy Kensit
as young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Georges Wilson
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Shelagh McLeod
as Rosalie Vallois
Patrick Floersheim
as Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern
Sue Lloyd
as Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Michael Petrovitch
as Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
Barry Stokes
as André Grandier
Mike Marshall
as Nicolas de la Motte
Constance Chapman
as La nourrice
Consuelo De Haviland
as Oscar's pair at the Black Ball
Mario Pecqueur
Catriona MacColl
as Oscar François de Jarjayes
Anouska Hempel
as Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Jacques Maury
as Le baron de Breteuil
