The Ideal Palace
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
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Cast
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Jacques Gamblin
Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, aka 'Le facteur Cheval'
Known for
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
The Names of Love
Laetitia Casta
Philomène Cheval
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Arbitrage
Florence Thomassin
Félicienne
Known for
Blood Coast
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Bernard Le Coq
Auguste
Known for
Caché
Joyeux Noel
Natacha Lindinger
Garance
Known for
The Torch
OSS 117: From Africa with Love
Zélie Rixhon
Alice Cheval
Known for
Perfumes
Éric Savin
Joseph Cadier
Known for
The Deep House
The Chalet
Louka Petit-Taborelli
Cyrille Cheval
Also in
Les Têtes givrées
Les hommes-poissons
Aurélien Wiik
Benjamin Lecoeur
Known for
The Bonfire of Destiny
Frontier(s)
Julien Personnaz
Louis Charvat, photographer
Also in
Lucy
Drops of God
Lilly Rose Debos
Alice Cheval at 12
Also in
French Women
Chocolat
Delphine Lacheteau
Alice Cheval at 22
Also in
La Faute
On purge bébé
Nils Tavernier Director · Laurent Bertoni Screenplay Fanny Desmarès Screenplay
First release September 25, 2018 · Produced in France · Production Les Films Christian Fechner, Fidélité Films
Production
SND
Production
Les Films Christian Fechner
Production
Fidélité Films
Production
BeTV
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
L'Incroyable Histoire du facteur Cheval
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Czechia · September 25, 2018
Premiere
France · January 16, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
December 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
July 5, 2019 · Theatrical
France
September 25, 2018 · Premiere · Montélimar Film Festival De l'écrit à l'écran
Germany
July 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
June 23, 2019 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français au Japon
December 13, 2019 · Theatrical
Lebanon
September 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Morocco
January 23, 2019 · Theatrical
New Zealand
June 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Norway
June 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 16, 2019 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Poland
August 20, 2020 · Digital
Portugal
April 25, 2019 · Theatrical
April 7, 2021 · TV · RTP 1
Russia
January 6, 2020 · Digital
Spain
April 30, 2020 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 6, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 16, 2019 · Theatrical · French
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical · German
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