The Ideal Palace

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The Ideal Palace

2019

1h 45m

6.9(142 votes)

History

Drama

Overview

Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.

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Cast & Crew

28 members

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Jacques Gamblin

Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, aka 'Le facteur Cheval'

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Laetitia Casta

Philomène Cheval

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Florence Thomassin

Félicienne

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Bernard Le Coq

Auguste

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Natacha Lindinger

Garance

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Zélie Rixhon

Alice Cheval

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Eric Savin

Joseph Cadier

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Louka Petit-Taborelli

Cyrille Cheval

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Aurélien Wiik

Benjamin Lecoeur

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Julien Personnaz

Louis Charvat, photographer

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Lilly Rose Debos

Alice Cheval at 12

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Delphine Lacheteau

Alice Cheval at 22

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Milo Mazé

Cyrille at 7

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Barthélemy Boccara Fechner

Village boy

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Franck Adrien

Doctor

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Thomas Baillet

Eugène

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Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Rosalie Cheval

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Alain Blazquez

Jean-Louis Revol

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Pasquale D'Inca

Lucien Quampoix

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Bernard Villanueva

Mayor of Hauterives

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Philippe Baron

Priest

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Christiane Cayre

Grandmother at funeral

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Writing

Fanny Desmarès

Little lady at funeral

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Julien Reneaut

Bar waiter

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Ugo Ugolini

Villager

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Gerhardt Comblet

Villager

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Sound

Marc Perrone

Accordionist at the wedding

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Marie-Odile Chantran

Musician at wedding

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