Lady Oscar

Mar 3, 1979

2h 4m

★ 5.6

The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!

Overview

Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.

Genres

History

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

TOHO

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

Kitty Films

Ciné-Tamaris

Lady Oscar Trailers

Cast

Oscar François de Jarjayes

Catriona MacColl

André Grandier

Barry Stokes

Hans Axel von Fersen

Jonas Bergström

Marie Antoinette

Christine Böhm

Louis XVI

Terence Budd

young Oscar François de Jarjayes

Patsy Kensit

Général de Jarjayes

Mark Kingston

M. de Bouillé, French Guard General

Georges Wilson

Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé

Martin Potter

Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac

Sue Lloyd

Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte

Anouska Hempel

Nicolas de la Motte

Mike Marshall

Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, our most famous star-crossed lovers turn the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales, is leaving the poetry of Iambic Pentameter in the past, for the original pop music that rockets these ever-present themes right to the heart of our characters in the most surprising, and perhaps most powerful way that has ever been seen, or heard, before... The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time.

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