Lady Oscar(1979)

🎬124 min
📅1979-03-03
🎭History, Drama, Romance
5.4/10

Overview

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.

Production

TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shiseido Co. Ltd., Kitty Films, Ciné-Tamaris

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Cast

Catriona MacColl
as Oscar François de Jarjayes
Barry Stokes
as André Grandier
Jonas Bergström
as Hans Axel von Fersen
Christine Böhm
as Marie Antoinette
Terence Budd
as Louis XVI
Patsy Kensit
as young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Mark Kingston
as Général de Jarjayes
Georges Wilson
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Martin Potter
as Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Sue Lloyd
as Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac