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The Horseman on the Roof

Le Hussard sur le toit

Release: 1995-09-20 ·Runtime: 135m ·★ 6.5
Adventure Romance History Drama

In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Hachette Première
France 2 Cinéma
Canal+

Cast

Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche as Pauline de Théus Olivier Martinez Olivier Martinez as Colonel Angelo Pardi Pierre Arditi Pierre Arditi as Monsieur Peyrolle François Cluzet François Cluzet as Doctor Jean Yanne Jean Yanne as Hawker Isabelle Carré Isabelle Carré as Governess Claudio Amendola Claudio Amendola as Maggionari Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu as Police commissioner of Manosque Christiane Cohendy Christiane Cohendy as Madame Peyrolle Carlo Cecchi Carlo Cecchi as Giuseppe Laura Marinoni Laura Marinoni as Carla Paul Freeman Paul Freeman as Laurent de Théus Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau as Madame Rigoard Daniel Russo Daniel Russo as Maître Rigoard Richard Sammel Richard Sammel as Franz Georges Neri Georges Neri as Old harvester Hervé Pierre Hervé Pierre as Brigadier Maugin Antonin Lebas-Joly Antonin Lebas-Joly as Edmond as a child Jacques Sereys Jacques Sereys as Old man Elisabeth Margoni Elisabeth Margoni as Farmer's Wife Nathalie Krebs Nathalie Krebs as Madame Barthelemy Christophe Odent Christophe Odent as Monsieur Barthelemy Jean-Marie Winling Jean-Marie Winling as Alexandre Petit Michel Bellier Michel Bellier as Fugitive Stéphane Boucher Stéphane Boucher Yvonne Gamy Yvonne Gamy as Grandmother Joëlle Sevilla Joëlle Sevilla as Religious Woman Michèle Addala Michèle Addala Alain Bauguil Alain Bauguil as Peasant in the trap Gérard Bayle Gérard Bayle as Owner of the forge Denise Boulet Denise Boulet Didier Bourguignon Didier Bourguignon as Cholera sufferer Dany Castaing Dany Castaing as Fugitive Bruno Cécillon Bruno Cécillon as Bourgeois Paul Chevillard Paul Chevillard as Giacomo Michel Cordes Michel Cordes as Sergeant Isabelle Dangerfield Isabelle Dangerfield Eric Debrosse Eric Debrosse as Soldier Gérard Dubouche Gérard Dubouche as Blacksmith Jean-Claude Dumas Jean-Claude Dumas as Harvester Jean-Michel Fête Jean-Michel Fête Philippe Guégan Philippe Guégan as Austrian agent Florence Hautier Florence Hautier Christophe Le Masne Christophe Le Masne as Martial, valet Robert Lucibello Robert Lucibello as Man in the apron Claire Massabo Claire Massabo as Madame Terrasson Patrick Médioni Patrick Médioni as Austrian agent Carlos Moreno Carlos Moreno as Harvester Alexis Nitzer Alexis Nitzer as Hysterical man Dominique Noé Dominique Noé Jean-François Pagès Jean-François Pagès as Austrian agent Henriette Palazzi Henriette Palazzi as Fugitive Christine Paolini Christine Paolini Jacques Pater Jacques Pater as Militiaman Serge Pauthe Serge Pauthe as Police station employee Anne-Marie Ponsot Anne-Marie Ponsot Yves Pujol Yves Pujol Julien Rivière Julien Rivière Lionel Robert Lionel Robert as Excited man Pascal Rozand Pascal Rozand as Young man on the farm Frédérique Ruchaud Frédérique Ruchaud as Madame Marquerite Désiré Saorin Désiré Saorin as Blacksmith Roselyne Vuillaume Roselyne Vuillaume Jacques Weber Jacques Weber as Epilogue narrator Michel Carliez Michel Carliez as Man With the Sabre (uncredited) Laurence Cormerais Laurence Cormerais as (uncredited)