Le Tartuffe

Overview

Orgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her fiancé and marry Tartuffe. First Dorine, the family servant, tries a strategy to avert the marriage; then Orgon's son tries his hand. They anger Orgon, and to prove paternal power, he disinherits his son and makes Tartuffe his heir. Next Orgon's wife tries to bring her husband insight, a stratagem that partially backfires. With the bailiff at the door ordering Orgon to vacate his own home and with Tartuffe at court to prove Orgon's a traitor, all seems lost.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 5, 1984

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Production

Gaumont

Cast

André Wilms,Yveline Ailhaud,Jean Schmitt,Hélène Lapiower,Jean-Marc Roulot,Bernard Freyd,Noureddine El Ati,Dominique Ducos,Paul Bru,François Périerand 3 more

Director

Gérard Depardieu

Writer

Molière,Gérard Depardieu

Producer

Margaret Ménégoz

Cinematography

Pascal Marti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0088229