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Dangerous Liaisons

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
70K
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POPULARITY
3,136
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Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
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  • Romance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
70K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,136
144
  • Director
    • Stephen Frears
  • Writers
    • Christopher Hampton(play)
    • Choderlos de Laclos(novel "Les liaisons dangereuses")
  • Stars
    • Glenn Close
    • John Malkovich
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stephen Frears
  • Writers
    • Christopher Hampton(play)
    • Choderlos de Laclos(novel "Les liaisons dangereuses")
  • Stars
    • Glenn Close
    • John Malkovich
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 169User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 21 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:33
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    Emmy Nominee Laverne Cox Quoted This Movie to Reese Witherspoon
    Full Episode 3:43
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    Glenn Close
    Glenn Close
    • Marquise de Merteuilas Marquise de Merteuil
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Vicomte de Valmontas Vicomte de Valmont
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Madame de Tourvelas Madame de Tourvel
    Swoosie Kurtz
    Swoosie Kurtz
    • Madame de Volangesas Madame de Volanges
    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Chevalier Dancenyas Chevalier Danceny
    Mildred Natwick
    Mildred Natwick
    • Madame de Rosemondeas Madame de Rosemonde
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Cécile de Volangesas Cécile de Volanges
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • Azolanas Azolan
    Joe Sheridan
    Joe Sheridan
    • Georgesas Georges
    Valerie Gogan
    • Julieas Julie
    Laura Benson
    Laura Benson
    • Emilieas Emilie
    Joanna Pavlis
    • Adèleas Adèle
    Nicholas Hawtrey
    • Major-domoas Major-domo
    Paulo Abel Do Nascimento
    • Castratoas Castrato
    François Lalande
    • Curéas Curé
    François Montagut
    François Montagut
    • Bellerocheas Belleroche
    Harry Jones
    • Armandas Armand
    Christian Erickson
    • Bailiffas Bailiff
    • Director
      • Stephen Frears
    • Writers
      • Christopher Hampton(play) (screenplay)
      • Choderlos de Laclos(novel "Les liaisons dangereuses")
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Michelle Pfeiffer was offered the role of the Marquise de Merteuil in Valmont (1989), but she chose to play Mme. de Tourvel in this film instead.
    • Goofs
      When Madame de Tourvel is about to surrender to Valmont, a tear comes out of her right eye; in the next shot, her eye is still dry.
    • Quotes

      Marquise de Merteuil: When I came out into society, I was fifteen. I already knew that the role I was condemned to, namely to keep quiet and do what I was told, gave me the perfect opportunity to listen and observe. Not to what people told me, which naturally was of no interest, but to whatever it was they were trying to hide. I practiced detachment. I learned how to look cheerful while, under the table, I stuck a fork into the back of my hand. I became a virtuoso of deceit. It wasn't pleasure I was after, it was knowledge. I consulted the strictest moralists to learn how to appear, philosophers to find out what to think, and novelists to see what I could get away with. And in the end, I distilled everything to one wonderfully simple principle: win or die.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Beaches/We Think the World of You/Dangerous Liaisons/The January Man/36 Fillette (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      La Cetra Op. 9, Concerto No. 9
      Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

    User reviews169

    Review
    Top review
    In the game of seduction there is one rule - Never fell in love
    Glenn Close, John Malcovich and Michelle Phieffer head an all star cast in this lavish tale of Sex, Deception and delicious wickedness. Beneath the heaving corsets of 18th century France there lies a world of lust and deportuary which this film reveals.

    Glenn Close instructs her deviously seductive lover, John Malcovich to seduce the innocent Madame de Tourvelle (Michelle Pheiffer) a women renound for her religious beliefs, if he succeeds then she shall give him her body in one night of lust, but, one obstacle arises that she did not count on, the pair fall in love - thus beginning a battle of witts and seduction.

    This is a must see movie for everyone as is its counterpart - Cruel Intentions, a modern reworking of Dangerous Liaisons
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    • Release date
      • February 24, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gefährliche Liebschaften
    • Filming locations
      • Château de Neuville, Gambais, Yvelines, France
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Film Entertainment
      • NFH Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,670,720
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $84,451
      • Dec 26, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,670,720
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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