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Wit is the ultimate weapon. - Ridicule
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Title: Ridicule

Release Date: 9 May 1996

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Epithète Films

Production Companies: Epithète Films

Overview: To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

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Average Vote: 7 (203 votes)

Cast

  • Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy: Charles Berling
  • Le Marquis de Bellegarde: Jean Rochefort
  • Madame de Blayac: Fanny Ardant
  • Mathilde de Bellegarde: Judith Godrèche
  • L'Abbée de Vilecourt: Bernard Giraudeau
  • Montalieri: Bernard Dhéran
  • Milletail: Carlo Brandt
  • Abbé de l'Épée: Jacques Mathou
  • Louis XVI: Urbain Cancelier
  • Baron de Guéret: Albert Delpy
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