17 Dec 1992
Chaplin
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Victor Schœlcher, l'abolition
The struggle of Victor Schœlcher for the abolition of slavery in the French colonies.
Top Billed Cast
Jacques Perrin Victor Schœlcher
François Marthouret Lamartine
Pierre Santini Arago
Ludmila Mikaël Madame Puy Laurens
Robert Benoît Marrast
Frédéric Norbert Ledru-Rollin
Mathieu Marie Albert
Jean-Christophe Bouvet Louis Blanc
Alain Cauchi Garnier-Pagès
Michel Delahaye Dupont de l'Eure
Serge Feuillard Crémieux
Jacques Viala Marie
Jacques Spiesser Pécoul
Paul Barge Devicq
Robert Blanchet Chambrun
Pascal Pistacio Legouvé
Jean-Claude Drouot Alexandre Dumas
Didier Sauvegrain Alfred de Musset
Maka Kotto Alcindor
Patrice Melennec Pichard
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