The Night of Varennes (1982)
During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.
Top billed cast
Jean-Louis BarraultNicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne
Marcello MastroianniCasanova, Chevalier de Seingalt
Hanna SchygullaCountess Sophie de la Borde
Harvey KeitelThomas Paine
Jean-Claude BrialyMonsieur Jacob
Andréa FerréolMadame Adélaïde Gagnon
Jean-Louis TrintignantMonsieur Sauce
Michel VitoldDe Florange
Laura BettiVirginia Capacelli
Enzo JannacciItalian clown
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