Jefferson in Paris (1995)

US:: PG-13 Drama Romance

His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless peasantry. In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway, but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings, Jefferson's attentions are diverted.

Updated May 23 2020

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1995-03-31

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Keywords:

paris, france france ambassador revolution biography versailles president history 18th century thomas jefferson

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Runtime: 139 mins Revenue: $2,474,000 Budget: $14,000,000 Rating: 5.5 Tag Line: A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.

Cast

Nick Nolte

Thomas Jefferson

Vincent Cassel

Camille Desmoulins

Lambert Wilson

Marquis de Lafayette

Michael Lonsdale

Louis XVI

Simon Callow

Richard Cosway

Thandie Newton

Sally Hemings

Gwyneth Paltrow

Patsy Jefferson

Nancy Marchand

Madame Abbesse