The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
- Starring:
- Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Romance, Action / Adventure, Foreign
Member Rating
My RatingTheatrical Release Information | See Details About All Versions
In this beautifully mounted historical drama, Angelo Pardi (Olivier Martinez), an Italian soldier, is fleeing his country in 1832. After the fall of Napoleon, Austria is swooping down on Italy to take control of the nation, and like many patriots, Pardi is hoping to escape to France and fight for their freedom abroad rather than submit to Austrian rule. However, as Pardi discovers upon arival, an epidemic of cholera is sweeping the land, leaving death in its wake and causing most people to be fearful of strangers, who may well be infected. As he tries to outrun a trio of mercenaries who have been hired to take him back to Italy, he finds himself accused by a group of villagers of infecting their water supply. Trying to escape would-be captors on all sides and searching for refuge in a rainstorm, Pardi finds a house and takes shelter inside. Unknown to Pardi, Pauline (Juliette Binoche), the lady of the house, is at home, but to his pleasant surprise, she welcomes him cordially rather than sending him away. It seems that Pauline's husband is missing, and as she desperately wants to find him and Pardi needs to escape to friendlier circumstances, they travel together through the French countryside, hoping to avoid both the disease and the tragedy travelling in its wake. Reportedly the most expensive French production ever made at the time of its release, Le Hussard Sur Le Toit (released in the United States as The Horseman on the Roof) was nominated for ten Cesar Awards (the French Oscar); it won two, for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast:
- Olivier Martinez - Angelo Pardi
- Isabelle Carré - Governess
- Jean Yanne - Wayfarer
- Gérard Depardieu - Magistrate
- Françoise Blanc - Lucienne
- Yvonne Gamy - Grandmother
- Yolande Moreau - Madame Rigoard
- Richard Sammel - Franz, their leader
- Elizabeth Margoni - The Farmer's Wife
- Christiane Cohendy - Madame Peyrolle
- Christophe Odent - Monsieur Barthelemy
- Frederique Ruchaud - Madame Marquerite
- Jacques Sereys - The Old Man
- Juliette Binoche - Pauline
- François Cluzet - Doctor
- Claudio Amendola - Maggionari
- Pierre Arditi - Monsieur Peyrolle
- Carlo Cecchi
- Robert Lucibello - The Man in the Apron
- Philippe Guegan - Austrian Agent
- Laura Marinoni - Carla
- Carlos Moreno - Harvester
- Paul Freeman - Laurent de Theus
- Jacques Pater - Militiaman
- Daniel Russo - Rigoard
- Jean-Marie Winling - Alexandre Petit, representative
- Director(s):
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Writer(s):
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jean-Claude Carrière, Nina Companeez
- Producer(s):
- René Cleitman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Brief Nudity, Questionable for Children, Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Foreign, Action / Adventure, Romance
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- 1995 - The Horseman on the Roof - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
- 1995 - The Horseman on the Roof - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
- 1995 - The Horseman on the Roof - French Academy of Cinema - Best Cinematography
- 1995 - The Horseman on the Roof - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
