Overview

France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, Talleyrand, a shrewd politician of flexible convictions, invites chief of police and zealous revolutionary Fouché to supper and tries to convince him to serve the king. Over the meal they insult each other, accuse each other, and, at first sight, look like mortal enemies. But they definitely have one thing in common: they are both power-hungry.

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Cast

Claude Brasseur

Fouché

Claude Rich

Talleyrand

Michel Piccoli

Chateaubriand (voice)

Ticky Holgado

Jacques

Yann Collette

Jean

Stéphane Jobert

Carême

Alexandra Vandernoot

La duchesse de Dino

Lionel Vitrant

L'homme à la torche

Alexandre Brasseur

Le premier badaud

Didier Cauchy

Le second badaud

Alain Moglia

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