"Drama chronicling the premiere of Victor Hugo's 1830 drama Hernani, and the dramatic Romantics that rallied around it."
Alexandre Brasseur
as Victor Hugo
Arielle Dombasle
as Mademoiselle Mars
Florence Darel
as Adèle Hugo
Jacques Dacqmine
as King Charles X
Fabrice Pruvost
as Firmin
Nicolas Vaude
as Favre
Mathias Marechal
as Gérard de Nerval
Bernard Fresson
as Victor Hugo (old)
Pierre Vernier
as Baron Taylor
Fabrice Bénard
as Alexandre Dumas
Bernard Haller
as Classicist Playwright
Delphine Zentout
as Young Actress
David Assaraf
as Philothée O'Neddy
Claude Laugier
as Joanny
Nicolas Marié
as Michelor
Samuel Suter
as Charles Sainte-Beuve
Matthieu Tribes
as Théophile Gautier
Max Boublil
as Petrus Borel
Alexandre Zloto
as Horn Guy
Jean-Pierre Coffe
as Bewigged Theatergoer
Yves Dutheil
as Complaining Theatergoer
Pascal Germain
as Director
Patrice Jean Michon
as Mame
Marcel Dessogne
as Tailor
Camille Verhaeghe
as Grisette
Laurence Mercier
as Josepha
Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Director
Claude Allègre
Writer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Carolin Petit
Music
Gérard Vigneron
Cinematography
Catherine Leblanc
Hair Department Head
Christophe Mercier
Location Scout
Camille Cotte
Sound Editor
Artur Andrade
Electrician
Arnaldo Junior
Gaffer
Carlos Pedro Santana
Second Assistant Camera
Véronique Tremoureux-Baron
Costumer
Michel Mernier
Camera Operator
Marc Quillici
Nuno Ferreira
First Assistant Camera
Rémi Sacchet
Suzette Pires
Cyril Flouard
Olivier Veinat
Camera Technician
Jean-Luc Rault-Chesnet
Sound Engineer
Didier Leclerc
Sound Assistant
Jean-Christophe Bouvard
Frédérique Joliel
First Assistant Director
Ferdinand Verhaeghe
Second Assistant Director
Julien Baudry
Third Assistant Director
Joëlle Hersant
Script
Sophie Delaye
Marie Pairis
Casting Director
Alain Lacour
Producer
Frédéric J. Lozet
Post Producer
Brigitte Dubrocq
Administration
Nicolas Gay
Administrative Assistant
Saïda Amezza
Production Assistant
Zohra Baudart
Dimitri Chalazonius
Director of Operations
Pierre Leblanc
Assistant Production Manager
David Camus
Cyril Cathala
Julien Mariotte
Jonathan Lacour
Rachid Hassani
François Chauvaud
Head Decorator
Jean-Luc Chauvaud
Decorator
Jean-Pierre Gaillot
Janny Lauberton
Set Dresser
Christophe Baudoin
Ager/Dyer
Mohamed Benraouti
Dimitri de Mérona
Arnaud Villette
Joaquim Garcia
Patrick Barry
Sets & Props Artist
Isidro Santiago
Painter
Ana Montanana-Alba
Bruno Juguet
Paint Coordinator
Philippe Mazuy
Thérése Koradi-Renaud
Valérie Strano
Marcelle Riffay
Véronique Grosperrin
Henry Castillo
Carpenter
Michel Renaud
Pedro Noguera
Pascal Cabut
Edouard Maris
Bernadette Villard
Costume Designer
Nicole Meyrat
Costume Supervisor
Elsa Leguichard
Dresser
Sylvie Nabrin
Agnès Donatella
Mirna Rossi-Favier
Anne-Laure Esteve
Sophia Cabraz
Martine Roy
Chantal Tin
Elise Bonnevie
Severine Choiselat
Edwige Rat
Laurence Elvezi
Sonia Dumur
Régine Duyck-Lattuga
Makeup Department Head
Marie-Hélène
Françoise Duplaissy
Makeup Artist
Margarida Miranda
Dominique Germain
Dominique Plez
Colette Kramer
Lydia Pujols
Dominique Magnier
Florence Batteault
Sophie Landry
Jacqueline Stuffel
Christine Leaustic
Wigmaker
Anna-Maria Torres
Anny Arguedas
Pascale Paqueton
Françoise Fregonese
Maryse Faure
Youenn Peoc'h
Sophie Asse
Alexandra Bredin
Joaquim Amaral
Machinist
Alfredo Ramalho
Rodolfo Santos
Jorge Cabrita
Laurent Cavasse
Michel Carliez
Stunts
Christian Hening
Yves Girard
Carole Equer-Hamy
Editor
Camille Maury
Assistant Editor
Dominique Schmidt
Recording Supervision
Philippe Penot
Foley
Bernard Le Roux
Mixing Engineer
Gilles Scarella
Additional Photography
Thomas Vollaire
Violaine Petite
Director of Communications
Arnaud Gachy
Delphine Wautier
Consulting Producer
Laurence Bachman
Sylvain Proust