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Director:
Stephen Frears
Writers (WGA):
Christopher Hampton (play)
Choderlos de Laclos (novel)
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Release Date:
21 December 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Lust. Seduction. Revenge. The Game As You've Never Seen It Played Before.
Plot:
Rich and bored aristocrats in Rococo France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayal. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations more
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Cast

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Glenn Close ... Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil

John Malkovich ... Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont

Michelle Pfeiffer ... Madame de Tourvel

Swoosie Kurtz ... Madame de Volanges

Keanu Reeves ... Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny
Mildred Natwick ... Madame de Rosemonde

Uma Thurman ... Cécile de Volanges
Peter Capaldi ... Azolan
Joe Sheridan ... Georges
Valerie Gogan ... Julie
Laura Benson ... Emilie
Joanna Pavlis ... Adèle
Nicholas Hawtrey ... Major-domo
Paulo Abel Do Nascimento ... Castrato
François Lalande ... Curé

François Montagut ... Belleroche
Harry Jones ... Armand
Christian Erickson ... Bailiff
Catherine Cauwet ... Opera singer
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Shannon Finnegan ... (uncredited)
Patricia Kessler ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stephen Frears 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Christopher Hampton (play)

Choderlos de Laclos (novel "Les liaisons dangereuses")

Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

Produced by
Christopher Hampton .... co-producer
Norma Heyman .... producer
Hank Moonjean .... producer
 
Original Music by
George Fenton 
 
Cinematography by
Philippe Rousselot 
 
Film Editing by
Mick Audsley 
 
Casting by
Howard Feuer 
Juliet Taylor 
 
Production Design by
Stuart Craig 
 
Art Direction by
Gavin Bocquet 
Gérard Viard 
 
Set Decoration by
Gérard James 
 
Costume Design by
James Acheson 
 
Makeup Department
Monique Huylebroeck .... makeup artist
Peter Owen .... wig designer
Dominique Plez .... makeup artist
Malou Rossignol .... hair stylist
Jean-Luc Russier .... supervising makeup artist
Pierre Vadé .... hair stylist
Bernard Floch .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Patrick Gordon .... unit production manager
Suzanne Wiesenfeld .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jérôme George .... third assistant director
Vincent Lascoumes .... second assistant director
Bernard Seitz .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Paul Bastide .... painter
Daniel Braunschweig .... property master
Jean-François Cousson .... props (as Jean François Cousson)
Jean-Michel Ducourty .... assistant art director (as Jean Michel Ducourty)
Genevieve Fresca .... drapery
Roger Fresca .... drapery
André Loisif .... construction foreman
André Marchandet .... chief plasterer
Eve Mavrakis .... art department assistant
Claude Périnet .... chief painter
Félix Placenti .... prop buyer
Claude Potier .... chief carpenter
Patrick Torossian .... props
Catherine Werner-Schmidt .... prop buyer (as Catherine Werner)
Steve Clark .... trainee: art department (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Christopher Ackland .... dialogue editor
Peter Baldock .... assistant sound editor
Mick Boggis .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Martin Crane .... assistant sound editor
Richard Dunford .... dialogue editor
Steve Hancock .... sound camera operator
Peter Handford .... production sound mixer
Peter Maxwell .... sound re-recording mixer
Michel Mellier .... cable person
Kant Pan .... sound editor
John Stevenson .... boom operator
Elaine 'Chucks' Thomas .... assistant dialogue editor (as Elaine Thomas)
 
Stunts
Michel Carliez .... stunts (uncredited)
Albert Goldberg .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Stéphane Agostini .... electrician
Jean-Pierre Baronsky .... gaffer (as Jean Pierre Baronsky)
Philippe Barrillet .... electrician
Jean-Luc Bezeau .... grip
Barthelemy Bogaert .... assistant camera
Bernard Brégier .... key grip
Gerard Buffard .... grip (as Gerard Buffard)
Pierre Cottereau .... assistant camera
Alain Dondin .... electrician
Mike Fox .... camera operator
Etienne George .... still photographer
Jean Pierre Pujol .... electrician
Gérard Rival .... grip
Gérard Sionneau .... generator operator (as Gerard Sionneau)
Myriam Touzé .... assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Leo Davis .... casting: UK
Françoise Menidrey .... casting: France
Jacqueline Perpere .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabelle Coignerai .... costume supervisor
Brian Collins .... costume maker
Chris Criddle .... costume maker
Andree Demarez .... costumer
Nathalie Doux .... costumer
Magot Forster .... costume maker
Frank Gardiner .... assistant costume designer
Sylvia Grainger .... dress decoration
Annie Hadley .... costume maker
Janette Haslam .... costume maker
Carole Hersee .... costume maker
Alan Hopkins .... dress decoration
Vanessa Hopkins .... dress decoration
Danielle Laffargue .... costumer
Day Murch .... costume maker
Gwen Russell .... costume maker
Phyllis Thorald .... embroidery
 
Editorial Department
Simon Cowper .... assistant editor
Dan Gane .... editor trainee
Françoise Roumanet .... assistant editor (as Francoise Roumanet)
Annabel Ware .... assistant editor
Yvan Lucas .... dailies timer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Michael Connell .... music editor
Keith Grant .... music recording engineer
Jackie Krost .... music supervisor
Gerry O'Riordan .... assistant music engineer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Alain Domínguez .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Martin Adams .... jeweller
John Beharrell .... accountant
Denise Breton .... unit publicist
Gerald Cheshire .... milliner
Shirley Cooper .... jeweller
Sophie Drouin .... production accountant
Cathy Dutheil .... production secretary (as Catherine Hall)
Penny Eyles .... script supervisor
Pierre Gralhon .... location manager
William Hobbs .... duel coordinator
Olivier Lhoste .... location manager
Richard Liebegott .... assistant: Hank Moonjean
Colette Martin .... accountant
Lorraine McKee .... milliner
Cecile Moreau .... dyer
Pat Newcomb .... financial representative (as Patrick Newcomb)
Caspian Owen .... assistant: Patrick Newcomb
Jean Michel Penkhoss .... assistant location manager
Pierre Romans .... opera stager
Julian Rothenstein .... title designer
Eliza Thompson .... assistant: George Fenton
Tor Van Moyland .... assistant: Norma Heyman
Blanche Wiesenfeld .... production coordinator
Michel Carliez .... duel double (uncredited)
Albert Goldberg .... duel double (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | France:Unrated | Australia:M | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Peru:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Château de Champs-sur-Marne, Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France more
Company:
Lorimar Film Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original Broadway production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Christopher Hampton opened at the Music Box Theater in New York on August 30, 1987, ran for 149 performances and was nominated for the 1987 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In one scene (in Mme de Rosemonde's garden), Valmont sits behind Mme de Tourvel and asks "Why are you so angry with me?" The camera then cuts to a close-up of Michelle Pfeiffer's face, and John Malkovich is sitting much closer behind her. more
Quotes:
Madame de Rosemonde: [referring to the Vicomte de Valmont] What is true of most men is doubly so of him. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Friends: The One with the Embryos (#4.12)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Organ Concerto No. 13 in F. more

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33 out of 43 people found the following comment useful.
on my top 10 list, 2 June 2005
10/10
Author: cartamaria from United States

This movie is so incredibly well done, and all three lead characters are at their peak career performances. It is clever, funny, and tragic all rolled together, and one that you will be thinking about long after the movie is over. Of the three main characters, Michelle Pfeiffer has the least stretching to do as an actor, but her character calls for a demure, soft-spoken individual. John Malkovitch and Glenn Close are both deliciously malicious and carry the film well. Keanu Reeves is better suited for an action film - he appears wooden - but does a decent job, anyway. Lastly, Uma is refreshing and captivating, and plays opposite John Malkovitch without losing her identity. All in all, masterful, and visually and intellectually stimulating to watch. Still to this day it holds its' own in a world where action is the name of the game.

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