The Horseman on the Roof(Movie, 1995)

Name: The Horseman on the Roof
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1995
Duration: T02:15:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "Le Hussard sur le toit" (French/FR)

2h 15min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 55 votes)

The Horseman on the Roof (French: Le hussard sur le toit) is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez. Based on the 1951 French novel Le hussard sur le toit by Jean Giono, the film follows the adventures of a young Italian nobleman in France raising money for the Italian revolution against Austria during a time of cholera. The Italian struggle for independence and the cholera pandemic in southern France in 1832 are historical events. The film received César Awards in 1996 for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, as well as eight César Award nominations for Best Film, Best Costume Design, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Production Design, and Most Promising Actress. ()

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nominated for: César Award for Best Actress

About The Horseman on the Roof

In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.

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Production country: France

Shot in: Aix-en-Provence

Plays in: Provence

Based on the work of: Jean Giono ("The Horseman on the Roof")

Made by: Canal Plus, France 2 Cinéma, Hachette Première

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR), Italian (IT)

Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/20/1995

Cast: Juliette Binoche, Olivier Martinez, Pierre Arditi, Claudio Amendola, François Cluzet, Isabelle Carré, Antonin Lebas-Joly, Carlo Cecchi, Christiane Cohendy, Christophe Odent, Daniel Russo, Élisabeth Margoni, Georges Neri, Gérard Depardieu, Hervé Pierre, Jacques Sereys, Jean Yanne, Jean-Marie Winling, Joëlle Sevilla, Marie Albe, Michel Bellier, Michel Cordes, Paul Freeman, Richard Sammel, Stéphane Boucher, Tony Lemiere, Yolande Moreau, Yvonne Gamy, Roseline Villaumé

Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Screenwriter: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jean-Claude Carrière, Nina Companéez

Executive Producer: René Cleitman

Film Editor: Noëlle Boisson

Director of Photography: Thierry Arbogast

Composer: Jean-Claude Petit

Costume designer: Franca Squarciapino

Production Designer: Ezio Frigerio

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Husar na střeše"

Keywords: new love, exile, cholera, based on novel or book, 19th century, provence, italian, horse

Budget: 35,000,000 USD

Revenue: 15,000,000 USD (= 43%)

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