The Horseman on the Roof

The Horseman on the Roof
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-Paul Rappeneau
Screenplay by
Based onThe Horseman on the Roof
by Jean Giono
Produced byBernard Bouix
Starring
Narrated byJacques Weber
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Edited byNoëlle Boisson
Music byJean-Claude Petit
Production
companies
  • Canal+
  • CEC
  • Entree Europees Cineatografique
  • France 2 Cinéma
Distributed byAFMD
Release date
  • 20 September 1995 (1995-09-20) (France)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryFrance
Languages
  • French
  • Italian
Budget$26,8 million[1]
Box office$23,2 million[1]

The Horseman on the Roof (French: Le hussard sur le toit) is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez. Based on the 1951 French novel Le hussard sur le toit by Jean Giono, the film follows the adventures of a young Italian nobleman in France raising money for the Italian revolution against Austria during a time of cholera. The Italian struggle for independence and the cholera pandemic in southern France in 1832 are historical events. The film received César Awards in 1996 for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, as well as eight César Award nominations for Best Film, Best Costume Design, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Production Design, and Most Promising Actress.

  1. ^ a b "Le hussard sur le toit". JP's Box Office. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2011.