March 31st, 1995

Jefferson in Paris

A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.

Drama
Romance
History
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His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless peasantry. In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway, but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings, Jefferson's attentions are diverted.

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Touchstone Pictures
Gaumont

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Cast

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Nick Nolte

Thomas Jefferson

Nick Nolte
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Greta Scacchi

Maria Cosway

Greta Scacchi
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Thandiwe Newton

Sally Hemings

Thandiwe Newton
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Gwyneth Paltrow

Patsy Jefferson

Gwyneth Paltrow
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Jean-Pierre Aumont

D'Hancarville

Jean-Pierre Aumont
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Simon Callow

Richard Cosway

Simon Callow
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Seth Gilliam

James Hemings

Seth Gilliam
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James Earl Jones

Madison Hemings

James Earl Jones
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Michael Lonsdale

Louis XVI

Michael Lonsdale
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Nancy Marchand

Madame Abbesse

Nancy Marchand
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Charlotte de Turckheim

Marie Antoinette

Charlotte de Turckheim
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Lambert Wilson

Marquis de Lafayette

Lambert Wilson
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Vincent Cassel

Camille Desmoulins

Vincent Cassel
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Steve Kalfa

Dr. Guillotin

Steve Kalfa
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Jessica Lloyd

Julia

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Todd Boyce

William Short

Todd Boyce
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Nigel Whitmey

John Trumbull

Nigel Whitmey
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Nicolas Silberg

Monsieur Petit

Nicolas Silberg
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Elsa Zylberstein

Adrienne de Lafayette

Elsa Zylberstein
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William Moseley

George Washington de Lafayette

William Moseley
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Vernon Dobtcheff

King's Translator

Vernon Dobtcheff
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Daniel Mesguich

Mesmer

Daniel Mesguich
Acting

Thibault de Montalembert

Assistant

Thibault de Montalembert
Acting

Beatrice Winde

Mary Hemings

Beatrice Winde
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Tim Choate

Reporter

Tim Choate
Production

Ismail Merchant

Royal Indian Man

Ismail Merchant

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