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Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

# A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.
Drama   Romance   History
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 14,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1995-03-31
⌚ Running Time: 139 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.1

Beloved Cast

Nick Nolte original image
Thomas Jefferson
Nick Nolte
Greta Scacchi original image
Maria Cosway
Greta Scacchi
Thandiwe Newton original image
Sally Hemings
Thandiwe Newton
Gwyneth Paltrow original image
Patsy Jefferson
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jean-Pierre Aumont original image
D'Hancarville
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Simon Callow original image
Richard Cosway
Simon Callow
Seth Gilliam original image
James Hemings
Seth Gilliam
James Earl Jones original image
Madison Hemings
James Earl Jones
Michael Lonsdale original image
Louis XVI
Michael Lonsdale
Nancy Marchand original image
Madame Abbesse
Nancy Marchand
Charlotte de Turckheim original image
Marie Antoinette
Charlotte de Turckheim
Lambert Wilson original image
Marquis de Lafayette
Lambert Wilson
Vincent Cassel original image
Camille Desmoulins
Vincent Cassel
Steve Kalfa original image
Dr. Guillotin
Steve Kalfa
Jessica Lloyd original image
Julia
Jessica Lloyd
Todd Boyce original image
William Short
Todd Boyce
Nigel Whitmey original image
John Trumbull
Nigel Whitmey
Nicolas Silberg original image
Monsieur Petit
Nicolas Silberg
Elsa Zylberstein original image
Adrienne de Lafayette
Elsa Zylberstein
William Moseley original image
George Washington de Lafayette
William Moseley
Vernon Dobtcheff original image
King's Translator
Vernon Dobtcheff
Daniel Mesguich original image
Mesmer
Daniel Mesguich
Thibault de Montalembert original image
Assistant
Thibault de Montalembert
Beatrice Winde original image
Mary Hemings
Beatrice Winde
Tim Choate original image
Reporter
Tim Choate
Ismail Merchant original image
Royal Indian Man
Ismail Merchant

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