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.
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
Tartuffe
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
François Périer
Orgon
Known for
Le Samouraï
Nights of Cabiria
Yveline Ailhaud
Dorine
Known for
The Fugitives
The Hairdresser's Husband
Paule Annen
Madame Pernelle
Known for
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
Elisabeth Depardieu
Elmire
Known for
Jean de Florette
André Wilms
Damis
Known for
Le Havre
Europa Europa
Hélène Lapiower
Marianne
Known for
Trouble Every Day
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
Dominique Ducos
Flipote
Also in
The Suspended Step of the Stork
Paul Bru
Un exempts
No other roles listed
Noureddine El Ati
Laurent
Also in
Sweet And Bitter
Bernard Freyd
Cleante
Known for
La Balance
My New Partner II
Jean-Marc Roulot
Valère
Known for
Back to Burgundy
Haute Cuisine
Gérard Depardieu Director · Molière Author Pascal Marti Cinematographer
First release September 5, 1984 · Produced in France
Production
Gaumont
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 5, 1984
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No release date listed for United States.
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