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Title: The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
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| Juliette Binoche | ... | Pauline de Théus | |
| Olivier Martinez | ... | Angelo Pardi | |
| Pierre Arditi | ... | Monsieur Peyrolle | |
| François Cluzet | ... | The Doctor | |
| Jean Yanne | ... | Le Colporteur | |
| Claudio Amendola | ... | Maggionari | |
| Isabelle Carré | ... | The Tutor | |
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Carlo Cecchi | ... | Giuseppe |
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Christiane Cohendy | ... | Madame Peyrolle |
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Jacques Sereys | ... | The old man |
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Nathalie Krebs | ... | Madame Barthelemy |
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Laura Marinoni | ... | Carla |
| Elisabeth Margoni | ... | The farmer's wife | |
| Yolande Moreau | ... | Madame Rigoard | |
| Christophe Odent | ... | Monsieur Barthelemy | |
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In 1832, cholera ravages Provence (South of France). After several misadventures, Angelo, young Italian officer hunted by the Austrian secret police, meets Pauline de Theus, a young lady. After a second accidental meeting, both will start the search of Pauline's husband in a chaotic country. Written by Remy Amouroux <Remy.Amouroux@imag.fr>
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Jean-Paul Rappeneau spent over a year searching for a suitable male lead. Olivier Martinez had to audition several times before he landed the part. See more »Quotes
Angelo: Mother, you always wanted me to be more reckless. Today, you would have been proud of me.See more »
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The version released in the U.S. was significantly shorter than the original French version, because the American distributor removed 15-20 minutes of footage. See more »Connections
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6 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,320,043Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez look great, and they throw themselves enthusiastically into their roles. They do have a certain chemistry together, but the film devotes much more attention to the effects of the French cholera epidemic in 1832 on the countryside. The plot that kicks off the story rather dramatically is that of the assassination plots against Italian nationalists by Austrians who'd like to take over northern Italy. The end of the movie, however, reveals the true focus of the story. I wish that the majority of the movie was devoted to that story.