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| SYNOPSIS: Based on the classic French novel, Le Bossu is an epic adventure of treachery, swashbuckling action and heart-breaking romance. The Duke of Nevers is assassinated by Count Gonzague so fencing master Lagardère swears he will avenge his friend's death and look after his orphaned daughter Aurore. Sixteen years later Lagardère, disguised as Gonzague's hunchback manservant, returns to Paris to honour his deadly oath. |
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TRAILER
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| CAST |
| Marie Gillain | Aurore |
| Daniel Auteuil | Lagardère / Le Bossu (The Hunchback) |
| Fabrice Luchini | Gonzague |
| Vincent Perez | Duke of Nevers |
| Yann Collette | Peyrolles |
| Jean-François Stévenin | Cocardasse |
| Didier Pain | Passepoil |
| Claire Nebout | Blanche |
| Philippe Noiret | Philippe d'Orléans |
| Charlie Nelson | Esope |
| Jacques Sereys | Caylus |
| Renato Scarpa | Paolo |
| CREW |
| Philippe de Broca | Director |
| Philippe de Broca | Screenplay |
| Jean Cosmos | Screenplay |
| Paul Féval | Screenplay |
| Jérôme Tonnerre | Screenplay |
| Jean-François Robin | Cinematography |
| Henri Lanoё | Film Editing |
| Bernard Vézat | Production Design |
| Christian Gasc | Costume Design |
| William Flageollet | Sound Mixer |
| Laurent Quaglio | Sound Effects Supervisor |
| Philippe Sarde | Original Music |
| A.M.L.F., France | Distribution |
| France/Italy/Germany | |
| Adventure/Drama - 128 minutes | |
| AWARDS & NOMINATIONS |
| Lumiere Awards, France |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Lumiere | Best Actor | Daniel Auteuil |
| Cabourg Romantic Film Festival |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Jury Prize | Best Actor | Vincent Perez |
| César Film Awards, France |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
| 1998 |
Won |
César |
Best Costume Design Meilleurs Costumes |
Christian Gasc |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Actor Meilleur Acteur |
Daniel Auteuil |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Actress Meilleure Actrice |
Marie Gillain |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Cinematography Meilleure Photographie |
Jean-François
Robin |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Editing Meilleur Montage |
Henri Lanoë |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Film Meilleur Film |
Philippe de Broca |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Music Written For A
Film Meilleure Musique |
Philippe Sarde |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Production Design Meilleurs Décors |
Bernard Vézat |
| 1998 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Supporting Actor Meilleur Second Rôle Masculin |
Vincent Perez |
| BAFTA Film Awards, UK |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
| 1999 |
Nominated |
BAFTA |
Best Film Not In The
English Language |
Patrick Godeau Philippe de Broca |
| FESTIVALS |
| Acapulco French Film Festival 1997 | Australia French Film Festival 1998 |
| Warsaw French Film Festival 1998 | Cabourg Romantic Film Festival 1998 |
| Yokohama French Film Festival 1998 | Algeria Film Festival 2000 |
| Febio Film Festival 2001 | Copenhagen International Film Festival 2003 |
| Bastia Festival Of Mediterranean Cinema 1997 |
| Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone à Vancouver 1999 |
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