---
title: 'Beaumarchais (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Édouard Molinaro'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beaumarchais-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115638/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beaumarchais (1996)

1996 · 100 min · History, Comedy · France


## Synopsis

Beaumarchais, also known as Beaumarchais the Scoundrel, is a 1996 French biopic film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain. The film is based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais, depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays. It was adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Édouard Molinaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/edouard-molinaro)
- **Screenplay:** [Édouard Molinaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/edouard-molinaro), [Sacha Guitry](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-guitry), [Jean-Claude Brisville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-brisville)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean-Claude Petit](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-petit)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Epp](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-epp)

## Cast

- [Patrick Bouchitey](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-bouchitey) as Monsieur Lejay
- [Jean-Marie Besset](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-besset) as Desfontaines-Lavallée
- [Dominic Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-gould) as Arthur Lee
- [Alain Chabat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-chabat) as le courtisan à Versailles
- [Sandrine Kiberlain](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandrine-kiberlain) as Marie-Thérèse-Amélie Caron de Beaumarchais
- [Étienne Draber](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-draber) as Brid'oison
- [Murray Head](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-head) as William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford
- [Jean-Claude Brialy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-brialy) as l'abbé
- [Pierre Arditi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-arditi) as narrateur
- [Roger Brierley](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-brierley) as l'imprimeur
- [José Garcia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-garcia) as Figaro
- [Alain David](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-david)
- [André Oumansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-oumansky) as le président du tribunal
- [Michel Piccoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-piccoli) as Louis François, Prince of Conti
- [Patrice Laffont](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrice-laffont) as l'officier des douanes

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/beaumarchais-1996
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2293410); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.