France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, Talleyrand, a shrewd politician of flexible convictions, invites chief of police and zealous revolutionary Fouché to supper and tries to convince him to serve the king. Over the meal they insult each other, accuse each other, and, at first sight, look like mortal enemies. But they definitely have one thing in common: they are both power-hungry.


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Claude Brasseur
Fouché

Claude Rich
Talleyrand

Michel Piccoli
Chateaubriand (voice)

Ticky Holgado
Jacques

Yann Collette
Jean

Stéphane Jobert
Carême

Alexandra Vandernoot
La duchesse de Dino

Lionel Vitrant
L'homme à la torche

Alexandre Brasseur
Le premier badaud