Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar

Lady Oscar

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1979
2h 4m
5.6(33 votes)
History
Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

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TOHO
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Kitty Films
Ciné-Tamaris

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Cast & Crew

51 members
Acting

Catriona MacColl

Oscar François de Jarjayes

Catriona MacColl
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Barry Stokes

André Grandier

Barry Stokes
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Jonas Bergström

Hans Axel von Fersen

Jonas Bergström
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Christine Böhm

Marie Antoinette

Christine Böhm
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Terence Budd

Louis XVI

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Patsy Kensit

young Oscar François de Jarjayes

Patsy Kensit
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Mark Kingston

Général de Jarjayes

Mark Kingston
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Georges Wilson

M. de Bouillé, French Guard General

Georges Wilson
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Martin Potter

Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé

Martin Potter
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Sue Lloyd

Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac

Sue Lloyd
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Anouska Hempel

Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte

Anouska Hempel
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Mike Marshall

Nicolas de la Motte

Mike Marshall
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Christopher Ellison

Maximilien de Robespierre

Christopher Ellison
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Constance Chapman

La nourrice

Constance Chapman
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Gregory Floy

Cardinal de Rohan

Gregory Floy
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Shelagh McLeod

Rosalie Vallois

Shelagh McLeod
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Michael Osborne

Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover

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Angela Thorne

Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker

Angela Thorne
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Paul Spurrier

Louis Joseph

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Rose Mary Dunham

Marquise de Boulainvilliers

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Patrick Allen

Unknown Role

Patrick Allen
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Nicholas Amer

M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist

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Jean Boissery

Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet

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Armelle Bonnot

La suivante de la Reine

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François Brincourt

Unknown Role

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Andrew Bagley

André as a child

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Michèle Cahier

Une couturière

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Patrick Floersheim

Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern

Patrick Floersheim
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David Gabison

L'accoucheur

David Gabison
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Steve Gadler

Un soldat insolent

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Gary Granville

Unknown Role

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Vincent Grass

Un soldat insolent

Vincent Grass
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Consuelo De Haviland

Oscar's pair at the Black Ball

Consuelo De Haviland
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Jeffrey Kime

L'importun au bal royal

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Caroline Loeb

Unknown Role

Caroline Loeb
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Claire Maubert

Unknown Role

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Jacques Maury

Le baron de Breteuil

Jacques Maury
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Timothy Morand

Un ivrogne

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Mario Pecqueur

Unknown Role

Mario Pecqueur
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Michael Petrovitch

Charles-Alexandre de Calonne

Michael Petrovitch
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Dane Porret

M. Léonard, le coiffeur

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John Charles Sabain

Unknown Role

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James Schuman

Unknown Role

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John Tordoff

Unknown Role

John Tordoff
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Denis Trindler

Unknown Role

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Dominique Varda

Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun

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Monique Vermeer

Unknown Role

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Robin Whitecross

Une couturière

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Sandy Whitelaw

Un invité au bal noir

Sandy Whitelaw
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Lambert Wilson

Un soldat insolent

Lambert Wilson
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Sylvia Zerbib

Une couturière

Sylvia Zerbib

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