In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Colin Firth | ... | Richard Courtois | |
| Ian Holm | ... | Albertus | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Pincheon | |
| Amina Annabi | ... | Samira | |
| Nicol Williamson | ... | Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Magistrate Boniface | |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Jeannine Martin | |
| Jim Carter | ... | Mathieu | |
| Lysette Anthony | ... | Filette d'Auferre | |
| Sophie Dix | ... | Maria | |
| Vincent Grass | ... | Bailiff Labatier | |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | ... | Madame Langlois | |
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Raoul Delfosse | ... | Blind George |
| Justin Chadwick | ... | Gerard d'Auferre | |
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Jean-Pierre Stewart | ... | Sheriff |
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In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for the murder of a young boy. Written by Reid Gagle
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Language:
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24 August 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$667,078Company Credits
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Pincheon: Custom and Practise!
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Written by Perrin D'Agincourt
Performed by the St. George's Canzona
Counter-tenor, Derek Harrison
Arranged by John Sothcott
Courtesy of CRD Records
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Appearing on the American talk show The Talk (2010) in 2012, Executive Producer Harvey Weinstein recalled this movie as being the worst movie he had worked on, a complete disaster, and urged the audience not to see it. See more »Goofs
In the epilogue crawl, the character name Mathieu is spelled once correctly, and in a subsequent paragraph as Mathiew. See more »Quotes
Richard Courtois: [the "Witch" is going to be hanged on a technicality] Why didn't I know that?Pincheon: Custom and Practise!
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Originally rated NC-17 in the U.S., some sexually explicit material was cut to be re-rated R. See more »Soundtracks
Quant Voi en la Fin D'esteWritten by Perrin D'Agincourt
Performed by the St. George's Canzona
Counter-tenor, Derek Harrison
Arranged by John Sothcott
Courtesy of CRD Records
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