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Jefferson in Paris ()


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Widower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children.

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Thomas Jefferson
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Patsy Jefferson
Estelle Eonnet ...
Polly Jefferson
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Sally Hemings (as Thandie Newton)
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James Hemings
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William Short
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John Trumbull
Nicolas Silberg ...
Monsieur Petit
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Cook
Lionel Robert ...
Cook's Helper
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Surgeon
Jean Rupert ...
Surgeon
Yvette Petit ...
Dressmaker
Paolo Mantini ...
Hairdresser
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Mutilated Officer (as F. van den Driessche)
Humbert Balsan ...
Mutilated Officer
Nichel Rois ...
Mutilated Officer
Bob Sessions ...
James Byrd
Jeffrey Ribier ...
Mulatto Boy (as Jeffrey Justin Ribier)
Marc Tissot ...
Construction Foreman
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Maria Cosway
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Richard Cosway
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Adrienne de Lafayette
William Moseley ...
George Washington de Lafayette
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D'Hancarville
Christopher Thompson ...
Interpreter
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Liberal Aristocrat
Éric Génovèse ...
Liberal Aristocrat
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Liberal Aristocrat - Figaro
Philippe Mareuil ...
Liberal Aristocrat
Philippe Bouclet ...
Liberal Aristocrat
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Liberal Aristocrat
Olivier Galfione ...
Chevalier de Saint-Colombe
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British Ambassador
Steve Kalfa ...
Dr. Guillotin
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Savant
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Savant
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Card Player
Marie-Laurence ...
Card Player
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Card Player
Abdel Bouthegmes ...
Lafayette's Indian
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Louis XVI
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Marie Antoinette
Damien Groelle ...
The Dauphin
Louise Balsan ...
Madame Royal
Valérie Tolédano ...
Madame Elizabeth
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King's Translator
Mathilde Vitry ...
Lady of the Court
Catherine Chevallier ...
Lady of the Court (as Catherine Chevalier)
Laure Killing ...
Lady of the Court
Béatrice Camurat ...
Lady of the Court
Félix Malinbaum ...
Captain of the Guard
Hervé Hiolle ...
King's Messenger
Estelle Brac ...
Barbeville
Bénédicte Sire ...
Madame de Fontenay
Anne Deleuze ...
Madame D'Antremont
Christian Vurpillot ...
Archbishop
Alain Richard ...
Grand Chamberlain
Philippe Girard ...
Post Office Spy
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Post Office Spy
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Madame Abbesse
Jessica Lloyd ...
Julia
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Schoolgirl
Sarah Mesguich ...
Schoolgirl
Virginie Desarnauts ...
Schoolgirl
Silvie Laguna ...
Nun
Sandrine Piau ...
Singer
Sophie Daneman ...
Singer
Denis Fouqueray ...
Bishop
Annie Didion ...
Crazed Nurse
Sylvia Bergé ...
Head and Heart Game
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Head and Heart Game
Martine Sarcey ...
Head and Heart Game
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Head and Heart Game - Rosina
Jean-Marie Lhomme ...
Head and Heart Game
Florence Mako ...
Head and Heart Game
Luke Pontifell ...
Head and Heart Game
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Head and Heart Game
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Mesmer
Yan Duffas ...
Assistant
Thibault de Montalembert ...
Assistant
Magali Leiris ...
Patient
Valentine Varela ...
Patient
Gabrielle Islwyn ...
Singer with Megaqhone
William Christie ...
Conductor
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt ...
Dardanus
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Tipoo Sultan's Ambassador
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Mademoiselle Contat (as Martine Chevalier)
Valérie Lang ...
Demented Woman
Françoise Deniau ...
Dancer (as Françoise Denieau)
Anne-Marie Gardette ...
Dancer
Sophie Jacquemin ...
Dancer
Caroline Pingault ...
Dancer
Natalie Van Parys ...
Dancer
Serge Ambert ...
Dancer
George Keraghel ...
Dancer
Arnaud Loison ...
Dancer
Nicolas N'Guyen ...
Dancer
Paolo Pagni ...
Dancer
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Camille Desmoulins
Jean Dautremay ...
Shopkeeper
Alban Thierry ...
Puppeteer
Alain Picard ...
Puppeteer
Jean-Marc Hervé ...
Puppeteer
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Madison Hemings
Beatrice Winde ...
Mary Hemings
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Reporter
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Jérôme Albrecht ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Eric Bellocq ...
Musician (uncredited)
Chrystel Bourgeois ...
Nun (uncredited)
Elizabeth Corbett ...
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
Pascale Denizane ...
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Revolution leader (uncredited)
Mathilde Guyant ...
Uncredited (uncredited)
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Young Duchesse (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Ivory

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ... (written by)

Produced by

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Humbert Balsan ... co-producer
Paul Bradley ... executive producer
Ismail Merchant ... producer
Donald Rosenfeld ... executive producer

Music by

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Richard Robbins

Cinematography by

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Pierre Lhomme

Editing by

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Isabelle Lorente
Andrew Marcus

Editorial Department

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Diane Logan ... associate editor
Asim Matin ... apprentice editor

Casting By

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Sylvie Brocheré
Celestia Fox
Joanna Merlin

Production Design by

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Guy-Claude François

Art Direction by

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Thierry François

Set Decoration by

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Bernadette Saint Loubert

Costume Design by

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Jenny Beavan
John Bright

Makeup Department

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Sophie Asse ... assistant hair stylist
Evelyne Byot ... makeup department head
Anne-Marie Demeur ... makeup artist
Tina Earnshaw ... key makeup artist
Bernard Floch ... makeup artist
Catherine George ... makeup artist
Sylvie Greco ... makeup artist
Carol Hemming ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Catherine Leblanc ... key hair stylist
Lydia Pujols ... makeup artist
Marie-France Thibault ... hair stylist
Florence Vayssières ... makeup artist (as Florence Vayssieres)

Production Management

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Thomas Balmès ... unit manager
Marie Barré ... assistant unit manager
Lionel Baudu ... assistant unit manager
Gwenaelle Bonete ... assistant unit manager
Daniel Chabannes de Sars ... unit manager
Colette Culbert ... assistant unit manager
Nathalie Cuman ... assistant unit manager
Delphine Dumas ... assistant unit manager
Alexandre Déon ... unit production manager (as Alexander Déon)
Patrick Guyot ... assistant unit manager
Richard Hawley ... unit production manager
Christopher Herbrand ... assistant unit manager
Michel Lamolet ... assistant unit manager
Laurent Lasnon ... assistant unit manager
Yann Le Neures ... assistant unit manager
Jean-Baptiste Leclère ... unit production manager
Fabrizio Mosca ... unit manager
Miguel Ángel Poveda ... post-production supervisor
Frantz Richard ... unit manager
Bruno Sesti ... assistant unit manager
Fréderic Simenel ... assistant unit manager
Antoine Théron ... assistant unit manager
Laurent Usse ... assistant unit manager
Michael Zemmour ... assistant unit manager
Eléonore Zimmer ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Alexis Bernier ... third assistant director
Jean-Philippe Blime ... first assistant second unit director
Damienne Caron ... second second assistant director
Christopher Granier-Deferre ... second assistant director
Nayeem Hafizka ... second assistant second unit director
Richard Hawley ... first assistant director
Hugues de Laugardière ... second unit director
Abel Monem ... third assistant director
Simon Moseley ... first assistant director
Fred Nicolas ... first assistant director (as Frédéric Nicolas)

Art Department

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Jean-Michel Ducourty ... first assistant art director
Marie-Agnes Giafferi ... assistant art director
Frédéric-Guillaume Lefebvre ... assistant production designer
Thierry Poulet ... assistant art director
Bernadette Saint Loubert ... set dresser
Charles Schwacsina ... assistant art director
Simon Tric ... painter

Sound Department

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André Cappello ... recording assistant
Eric Chevallier ... sound recordist
Cedric Denooz ... sound trainee
Robert Gavin ... adr editor
François Groult ... sound re-recordist
Laurent Lafran ... sound recordist: second unit
Jean-Pierre Lelong ... foley artist
Marion Lorthioir ... post-synchronisation
Jacques Lévy ... adr editor
David Motta ... boom operator
Laurent Quaglio ... sound designer
Mike Shoring ... sound recordist
Bruno Tarrière ... sound re-recordist

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François Vagnon ... motion control operator

Stunts

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Pascal Lopez ... stunt performer
Sylvie Mortenson ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Pierre Abraham ... gaffer
Mikki Ansin ... still photographer
David Aïm ... second assistant camera
Arnaud Borrel ... still photographer
André Bouladoux ... key grip
Arthur Cloquet ... camera operator: second unit
Pascale Ferradini ... second assistant camera
Kevin Jewison ... camera operator
Jean-Yves Le Poulain ... assistant camera
Pascal Lombardo ... electrician
Delphine Marzet ... still photographer
Lorenzo Weiss ... assistant camera

Casting Department

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Michel LeJeune ... extras casting
Annette Trumel ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eve-Marie Arnault ... wardrobe supervisor
Lovleen Bains ... Costume Coordinator India
Catherine Boisgontier ... costumer
Yan Cadran ... set costumer
Azmin Jaffer ... wardrobe assistant
Janina Ryba ... wardrobe assistant
Braden King ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Frantz Richard ... location manager

Music Department

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Geoff Alexander ... orchestrator (as Geoffrey Alexander)
David Bahanovich ... music supervisor
Emmanuel Balssa ... musician: cello
William Christie ... musical director: period music
Simon Heyerick ... musician: Nick Nolte's violin
Hiro Kurosaki ... musician: violin solo, "La Follia"
Gerard McCann ... music editor
Mary Nichols ... singing voice: "Mormola", Greta Scacchi
Harry Rabinowitz ... conductor
Jory Vinikour ... musician: harpsichord solo

Script and Continuity Department

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Estelle Bault ... script supervisor: second unit
Jacqueline Gamard ... script girl / script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Elizabeth Aldrich ... choreographer: dance for Sally
Rahila Bootwala ... production accountant
Melissa Chung ... assistant production coordinator
Barbra Flinder ... title designer
Hervé Grandsart ... history expert
Simon Heyerick ... violin coach: Mr. Nolte
Jérôme Jouneaux ... press attache: France
Mark Mason ... polygraph opperator
Béatrice Massin ... choreographer: opera scene / stager: opera scene
Gavin Poolman ... production executive
Catherine Rubin ... third assistant director
Jude Schell ... assistant to line producer: New York shoot
Jason Burke Sutter ... international sales (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president, had an affair with (and fathered a child with) his 15-year-old slave Sally Hemings. JEFFERSON IN PARIS follows Jefferson to France (as the U.S. ambassador to the court of Louis XVI), following the death of his wife his friendships and flirtations with the French, his relationship with his daughters and slaves from home (especially Sally), against the backdrop of the beginning of the French Revolution. Written by Michael C. Berch

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Also Known As
  • Jefferson à Paris (France)
  • Jefferson en París (Spain)
  • Jefferson i Paris (Denmark)
  • Jefferson Párizsban (Hungary)
  • Džefersonas Paryžiuje (Lithuania)
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Runtime
  • 139 min
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Budget $14,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $61,349, 31 Mar 1995

Did You Know?

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Trivia The film accepts at face value the 1873 statement by Madison Hemings ( James Earl Jones ) that he and the other five children of Sally Hemings were all fathered by Thomas Jefferson. At the time this film was released this assertion was much more controversial than it became later. Three years after this film was released, extensive DNA testing on Sally Hemings's many descendants strongly confirmed that Jefferson was almost certainly the father of all six. (The tests were done in 1998-1999, and the results published in 2000.) As of 2022, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which is in charge of Jefferson's historical estate in Monticello, accepts the findings (and includes extensive information about the Hemings family and Jefferson as a slave-owner on both the tour and their website), while the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society (founded shortly after the DNA study) disputes the conclusions. See more »
Goofs Thomas buys items from Parisian merchants who use the metric system of measure over a decade before the adoption of metric units in France. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Rob Roy/Tommy Boy/Jefferson in Paris/Bulletproof Heart/Priest (1995). See more »
Soundtracks VIOLIN SONATA La Follia, OPUS 5, No. 12 See more »
Quotes Maria Cosway: That's how it is here. People play at love. It's not serious. It is different in Italy. There, we kill for it!
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