---
title: 'That Night in Varennes (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ettore Scola'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/that-night-in-varennes-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084423/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# That Night in Varennes (1982)

1982 · 126 min · Drama, History · France, Italy

Original title: La Nuit de Varennes

## Synopsis

That Night in Varennes is a 1982 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting among Restif de la Bretonne, Giacomo Casanova, Thomas Paine, and Sophie de la Borde. They all travel together in a coach that is a few hours behind the one that is carrying King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in their flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ettore Scola](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-scola)
- **Screenplay:** [Ettore Scola](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-scola), [Sergio Amidei](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-amidei), [Catherine Rihoit](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-rihoit)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Armando Trovajoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-trovajoli)
- **Producer:** [Renzo Rossellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-rossellini-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armando Nannuzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-nannuzzi)
- **Editor:** [Raimondo Crociani](https://cinepixo.com/people/raimondo-crociani)

## Cast

- [Claude Legros](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-legros) as sergent à Sainte-Menehould
- [Daniel Gélin](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-gelin) as Monsieur de Wendel
- [Marcello Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-mastroianni) as Giacomo Casanova
- [Michel Vitold](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-vitold) as Monsieur de Florange
- [Harvey Keitel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-keitel) as Thomas Paine
- [Yves Collignon](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-collignon) as Jean-Baptiste Drouet
- [Roger Trapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-trapp) as forgeron à Meaux
- [Hanna Schygulla](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanna-schygulla) as Comtesse Sophie de la Borde
- [Eléonore Hirt](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleonore-hirt) as Marie Antoinette
- [Patrick Osmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-osmond) as major de la Garde nationale
- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff) as juge
- [Caterina Boratto](https://cinepixo.com/people/caterina-boratto) as Madame Faustine
- [Ugo Fangareggi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-fangareggi) as soldat Bertrand
- [Albert Michel](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-michel)
- [Michel Piccoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-piccoli) as Louis XVI of France

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/that-night-in-varennes-1982
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