Genre:
Drama + Romance

Synopsis:
When his wife dies in childbirth, a proud aristocrat refuses to accept that his new offspring is a girl. He names her Oscar and brings her up as a boy, sharing her childhood with André, the son of a domestic servant. Twenty years later, the Lady Oscar gains the position as personal guard to the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, whilst André works in the royal stables. At the royal court, Oscar gains many admirers, to the chagrin of André, who is hopelessly in love with her. Oscar insists that she and André belong to different worlds, but then André enlightens her that her world is about to disappear, swept aside by a national revolution.
(from frenchfilms.topcities.com)

Casts:
Catriona MacColl ... Oscar Françoise de Jarjayes
Barry Stokes ... André Grandier
Christine Böhm ... Marie Antoinette
Jonas Bergström ... Hans Axel von Fersen
Mark Kingston ... Général de Jarjayes
Martin Potter ... Conte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Nicolas Amer ... M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist
Patrick Floersheim ... Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern
Consuelo De Haviland ... Oscar's pair at the Black Ball
Patsy Kensit ... Oscar ... a child
Andrew Bagley ... André ... a child
Cadine Constan ... Madame de Vallois / Launderess
Anouska Hempel ... Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Shelagh McLeod ... Rosalie Vallois

Superheroes:
Lady Oscar

Runtime:
124 min

Also Known As:
Berusaiyu no bara (1980)

Country:
France

Based on the japanese manga/anime:
"The Rose of Versailles " created by Riyoko Ikeda

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