Film
Lady Oscar
1979· TP· 2h 4m· Drama· History· Romance
“The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!”
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.
1979-03-03
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorJacques Demy
ScreenplayJacques Demy
ProducerMataichirô Yamamoto
Director of PhotographyJean Penzer
Original Music ComposerMichel Legrand
EditorPaul Davies
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 24 crew)
Details
Released1979-03-03
Runtime2h 4m · TP
StatusReleased
StudiosTOHO · Nippon Television Network Corporation · Shiseido Co. Ltd.
Box office$220,000
LanguagesEnglish · German
CountriesFrance · Japan
Rating5.7/10 · 36 votes
Original languageen
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