- What a dwarf! - Is it drafty up there?

Description: Widower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children. Cast: Thomas Jefferson: Nick Nolte Patsy Jefferson: Gwyneth Paltrow Polly Jefferson: Estelle Eonnet Sally Hemings: Thandiwe Newton James Hemings: Seth Gilliam William Short: Todd Boyce John Trumbull: Nigel Whitmey Monsieur Petit: Nicolas Silberg Cook: Catherine Samie Cook's Helper: Lionel Robert Surgeon: Jean Rupert Dressmaker: Yvette Petit Hairdresser: Paolo Mantini Mutilated Officer: Nichel Rois James Byrd: Bob Sessions Mulatto Boy: Jeffrey Ribier Construction Foreman: Marc Tissot Maria Cosway: Greta Scacchi Richard Cosway: Simon Callow Marquis de Lafayette: Lambert Wilson Adrienne de Lafayette: Elsa Zylberstein George Washington de Lafayette: William Moseley D'Hancarville: Jean-Pierre Aumont Interpreter: Christopher Thompson Liberal Aristocrat: David Gasman Liberal Aristocrat - Figaro: Bruno Putzulu Chevalier de Saint-Colombe: Olivier Galfione British Ambassador: Anthony Valentine Dr. Guillotin: Steve Kalfa Savant: Jacques Herlin Card Player: Agathe de La Boulaye Lafayette's Indian: Abdel Bouthegmes Louis XVI: Michael Lonsdale Marie Antoinette: Charlotte de Turckheim The Dauphin: Damien Groelle Madame Royal: Louise Balsan Madame Elizabeth: Valérie Tolédano King's Translator: Vernon Dobtcheff Lady of the Court: Béatrice Camurat Captain of the Guard: Félix Malinbaum King's Messenger: Hervé Hiolle Barbeville: Estelle Brac Madame de Fontenay: Bénédicte Sire Madame D'Antremont: Anne Deleuze Archbishop: Christian Vurpillot Grand Chamberlain: Alain Richard Post Office Spy: Eric Berg Madame Abbesse: Nancy Marchand Julia: Jessica Lloyd Schoolgirl: Virginie Desarnauts Nun: Chrystel Bourgeois Singer: Sophie Daneman Bishop: Denis Fouqueray Crazed Nurse: Annie Didion Head and Heart Game: Scott Thrun Head and Heart Game - Rosina: Céline Samie Mesmer: Daniel Mesguich Assistant: Thibault de Montalembert Patient: Valentine Varela Singer with Megaqhone: Gabrielle Islwyn Conductor: William Christie Dardanus: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Tipoo Sultan's Ambassador: Ismail Merchant Mademoiselle Contat: Martine Chevallier Demented Woman: Valérie Lang Dancer: Paolo Pagni Camille Desmoulins: Vincent Cassel Shopkeeper: Jean Dautremay Puppeteer: Jean-Marc Hervé Madison Hemings: James Earl Jones Mary Hemings: Beatrice Winde Reporter: Tim Choate Soldier: Jérôme Albrecht Musician: Eric Bellocq Peasant Woman: Elizabeth Corbett Young Girl: Pascale Denizane Revolution leader: Behi Djanati Atai Uncredited: Mathilde Guyant Young Duchesse: Laure Marsac Written by: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Director: James Ivory Production: Merchant Ivory Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Franco London Films Release date: 31 Mar 1995 Box Office: $2,473,668