Le Radeau de la Méduse

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Le Radeau de la Méduse (The Raft of the Medusa) is a French film by Iradj Azimi (1994).

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Plot

1816. After the Battle of Waterloo, Louis XVIII is restored to the French throne. De Rochefort sets sail for Senegal on the frigate "Medusa", captained by Captain Chaumareys, with the future governor of Senegal and his wife, Julien and Reine Schmaltz, on board. In no time, the atmosphere of the voyage is thick with hatred and mistrust. The tension mounts between the autocratic, incompetent Capt. Chaumareys and Coudein, his lieutenant, until one fine day in June, despite Coudein's warnings, the "Medusa" is inexplicably wrecked.

[edit] Cast

• Jean Yanne (Duroy de Chaumareys)
• Daniel Mesguich (Lt. Coudein)
• Claude Jade (Reine Schmaltz)
• Philippe Laudenbach (Julien Schmaltz)
• Victor Garrivier (Richefort)
• Laurent Terzieff (Théodore Géricault)

[edit] See also

• The Raft of the Medusa

[edit] External links

• Le Radeau de la Méduse at the Internet Movie Database