The Horseman on the Roof

The Horseman on the Roof (1995)★ 7.5/10

R · FR · 135 min · September 5, 1995

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War

Directed by: Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Written by: Jean Giono, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Nina Companeez, Jean-Claude Carrière

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

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Cast & crew

Olivier MartinezAngelo PardiJuliette BinochePauline de ThéusPierre ArditiMonsieur PeyrolleFrançois CluzetThe DoctorJean YanneLe ColporteurClaudio AmendolaMaggionariIsabelle CarréThe TutorCarlo CecchiGiuseppeChristiane CohendyMadame PeyrolleJacques SereysThe old manNathalie KrebsMadame BarthelemyLaura MarinoniCarlaElisabeth MargoniThe farmer's wifeYolande MoreauMadame RigoardChristophe OdentMonsieur BarthelemyHervé PierreBrig. MauginDaniel RussoMaître RigoardRichard SammelFranz (leader)Jean-Marie WinlingAlexandre Petit (representative)Paul FreemanLaurent de TheusMichèle AddalaMarie AlbeAlice AnielAlain AparisAlain BauguilPeasant in the trapGérard BayleOwner of the forgeMichel BellierFugitiveBeatrice BertrandFrançoise BlancLucienneStéphane BoucherDenise BouletDidier BourguignonCholera suffererJacques BrunBrigitte CanaanDeniseJocelyne CarmichaelHarpyDany CastaingFugitiveJoëlle CattinoReligious womanViviane CayolSick ladyBruno CécillonBourgeoisPaul ChevillardGiacomoMichel CordesSergeantIsabelle DangerfieldNorbert DaverioChristian DavidEric DebrosseSoldierGérard DuboucheBlacksmithJean-Claude DumasHarvesterNadine DumonceauRené-André FernándezMilitiamanJean-Michel FêteYvonne GamyGrandmotherViviane GarciaChristian GardePhilippe GleyzePhilippe GuéganAustrian agentAzur GuillierCamille (little girl)Florence HautierMichel HulotJean-Paul JournotHarvesterGérard LacombeInn ownerAntonin Lebas-JolyEdmond (little boy)Christophe Le MasneMartial (valet)Tony LemiereAdrienBernard LigerSuzy LorraineRobert LucibelloMan in the apronClaire MassaboMadame TerassonVirginie MatheronSick servantPatrick MédioniAustrian agentClaude MismaqueCarlos MorenoHarvesterGeorges NeriOld harvesterAlexis NitzerHysterical manDominique NoéJean-François PagesAustrian agentHenriette PalazziFugitiveChristine PaoliniJacques PaterMilitiamanSerge PauthePolice station employeeChristophe PierrotAnne-Marie PonsotYves PujolJacob ReymondDr. ArnouxJulien RivièreLionel RobertExcited manPascal RozandYoung man on the farmFrédérique RuchaudMadame MarqueriteNorbert SammutFugitiveDésirée SaorinBlacksmithJoëlle SevillaReligious womanJean-Pierre de TugnyCelita VillarLady at the windowRoselyne VuillaumeFany WatierFugitiveAlain ZaepffelMichel Carliez (uncredited)Laurence Cormerais (uncredited)Gérard DepardieuCommissaire de Police à Manosque (uncredited)Jacques WeberNarrateur d'épilogue (uncredited)