Lady Oscar
The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!
5.7(37) 1979-03-03 124 minHistoryDramaRomance
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.
ScreenplayJacques Demy
Original Music ComposerMichel Legrand
DirectorJacques Demy
ProducerMataichirô Yamamoto
ScreenplayPatricia Louisianna Knop
Cast & characters
Catriona MacColl
as Oscar François de Jarjayes
Barry Stokes
as André Grandier
Jonas Bergström
as Hans Axel von Fersen
Christine Böhm
as Marie Antoinette
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Terence Budd
as Louis XVI
Patsy Kensit
as young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Mark Kingston
as Général de Jarjayes
Georges Wilson
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Martin Potter
as Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Sue Lloyd
as Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Anouska Hempel
as Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Mike Marshall
as Nicolas de la Motte
Christopher Ellison
as Maximilien de Robespierre
Constance Chapman
as La nourrice
Gregory Floy
as Cardinal de Rohan
Shelagh McLeod
as Rosalie Vallois
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Michael Osborne
as Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover
Angela Thorne
as Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker
Paul Spurrier
as Louis Joseph
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Rose Mary Dunham
as Marquise de Boulainvilliers
Patrick Allen
as —
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Nicholas Amer
as M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist
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Jean Boissery
as Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet
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Armelle Bonnot
as La suivante de la Reine
