Dangerous Liaisons
Brief Synopsis
Set in pre-revolutionary France, an upper-class gentleman makes a wager with his ex-lover that he can seduce a virtuous woman.
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Frears
Director
Glenn Close
Marquise Demerteuil
John Malkovich
Vicomte Devalmont
Michelle Pfeiffer
Madame Detourvel
Swoosie Kurtz
Madame Devolanges
Keanu Reeves
Chevalier Danceny
Film Details
Also Known As
Farligt Begär, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, amistades peligrosas, Las, liaisons dangereuses
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Cine Lumieres De Paris; Cinecam; Cosprop; Eclair Group; Lorimar Film Entertainment; Michel Mellier; Nfh Ltd; Royal Shakespeare Company; Shubert Organization; WB De Lane Lea; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); StudioCanal; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Chateau de Champs Sur Marne, France; Studio Taksen a Joinville, France; Paris, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Synopsis
Set in pre-revolutionary France, an upper-class gentleman makes a wager with his ex-lover that he can seduce a virtuous woman.
Director
Stephen Frears
Director
Cast
Glenn Close
Marquise Demerteuil
John Malkovich
Vicomte Devalmont
Michelle Pfeiffer
Madame Detourvel
Swoosie Kurtz
Madame Devolanges
Keanu Reeves
Chevalier Danceny
Mildred Natwick
Madame Derosemonde
Uma Thurman
Cecile Devolanges
Peter Capaldi
Azolan
Joe Sheridan
Georges
Valerie Cogan
Julie
Laura Benson
Emilie
Joanna Pavlis
Adele
Nicholas Hawtrey
Majordomo
Paulo Abel Donascimento
Castrato
Francois Lalande
Cure
Francois Montagut
Belleroche
Harry Jones
Armand
Christian Erickson
Bailiff
Catherine Cauwet
Opera Singer
Crew
James Acheson
Costume Designer
Christopher Ackland
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Martin Adams
Jewels Provider
Stephane Agostini
Electrician
Mick Audsley
Editor
Peter Baldock
Assistant Sound Editor
Jean-pierre Baronsky
Gaffer
Philippe Barrillet
Electrician
Paul Bastide
Decorator
Paul Bastide
Painter
John Beharrell
Accountant
Jean-luc Bezeau
Grip
Gavin Bocquet
Art Direction
Barthelemy Bogaert
Camera Assistant
Mick Boggis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Braunschweig
Property Master
Bernard Bregier
Key Grip
Denise Breton
Unit Publicist
Gerard Buffard
Grip
Michel Carliez
Stunt Man
Gerald Cheshire
Costume Department
Isabelle Coignerai
Costume Supervisor
Brian Collins
Costumes
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Shirley Cooper
Jewels Provider
Pierre Cottreau
Camera Assistant
Jean Francois Cousson
Propman
Simon Cowper
Assistant Editor
Stuart Craig
Production Designer
Martin Crane
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Criddle
Costumes
Leo Davis
Casting Director (United Kingdom)
Choderlos Delaclos
Source Material (From Novel)
Andree Demarez
Costumer
Alain Dominguez
Transportation Captain
Alain Dondin
Electrician
Nathalie Doux
Costumer
Sophie Drouin
Production Accountant
Jean-michel Ducourty
Art Direction Assistant
Richard Dunford
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Penny Eyles
Script Supervisor
Jonathan Farkas
Associate Producer
George Fenton
Music
Howard Feuer
Casting
Magot Forster
Costumes
Mike Fox
Camera Operator
Genevieve Fresca
Set Decorator
Roger Fresca
Set Decorator
Dan Gane
Editing
Frank Gardiner
Assistant Costume Designer
Etienne George
Stills
Jerome George
3rd Assistant Director
Frank Gero
Other
Albert Goldberg
Stunt Man
Patrick Gordon
Unit Production Manager
Stephen Graham
Producer
Sylvia Grainger
Costumer
Pierre Gralhon
Location Manager
Keith Grant
Music Engineer
Woji Green
Other
Annie Hadley
Costumes
Catherine Hall
Production Secretary
Christopher Hampton
Co-Producer
Christopher Hampton
Play As Source Material ("Les Liaisons Dangereuses")
Christopher Hampton
Screenwriter
Peter Handford
Sound Mixer
Janette Haslam
Costumes
Carol Hersee
Costumes
Norma Heyman
Producer
William Hobbs
Stunt Coordinator
Alan Hopkins
Costumer
Vanessa Hopkins
Costumer
Monique Huylebroeck
Makeup Artist
Gerard James
Set Decorator
Jackie Krost
Music Supervisor
Danielle Laffargue
Costumer
Vincent Lascoumes
2nd Assistant Director
Olivier Lhoste
Location Manager
Richard Liebegott
Personal Assistant (To Hank Moonjean)
Andre Loisif
Construction Foreman
Andre Marchandet
Plasterer
Colette Martin
Accountant
Eve Mavrakis
Art Department
Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elizabeth Mccann
Producer
Lorraine Mckee
Costume Department
Michel Mellier
Cable Operator
Françoise Menidrey
Casting Director (France)
Jerome Minskoff
Producer
Hank Moonjean
Producer
Cecile Moreau
Costume Department
Day Murch
Costumes
James M Nederlander
Producer
Patrick Newcomb
Finance Manager
Caspian Owen
Assistant (To Patrick Newcomb (Financial Representative))
Peter Owen
Wig Maker
Jean Michel Penkhoss
Assistant Location Manager
Claude Perinet
Painter
Jacqueline Perpere
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Felix Placenti
Props Buyer
Dominique Plez
Makeup Artist
Claude Potier
Chief Carpenter
Jean Pierre Pujol
Electrician
Gerard Rival
Grip
Pierre Romans
Opera Staging
Malou Rossignol
Hair Stylist
Julian Rothenstein
Main Titles
Francoise Roumanet
Assistant Editor
Philippe Rousselot
Director Of Photography
Philippe Rousselot
Dp/Cinematographer
Gwen Russell
Costumes
Jean-luc Russier
Makeup Artist
Bernard Seitz
1st Assistant Director
Gerard Sionneau
Generator Operator
John Stevenson
Boom Operator
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Elaine Thomas
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Eliza Thompson
Personal Assistant (To George Fenton)
Phyllis Thorald
Costume Department
Patrick Torossian
Propman
Myriam Touze
Camera Assistant
Pierre Vade
Hair Stylist
Tor Van Moyland
Personal Assistant (To Norma Heyman)
Gerard Viard
Art Direction
Annabel Ware
Assistant Editor
Catherine Werner
Props Buyer
Catherine Werner Schmit
Props Buyer
Blanche Wiesenfeld
Production Coordinator
Suzanne Wiesenfeld
Production Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Farligt Begär, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, amistades peligrosas, Las, liaisons dangereuses
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Cine Lumieres De Paris; Cinecam; Cosprop; Eclair Group; Lorimar Film Entertainment; Michel Mellier; Nfh Ltd; Royal Shakespeare Company; Shubert Organization; WB De Lane Lea; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); StudioCanal; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Chateau de Champs Sur Marne, France; Studio Taksen a Joinville, France; Paris, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Award Wins
Best Adapted Screenplay
1988
Best Art Direction
1988
Stuart Craig
Best Costume Design
1988
Award Nominations
Best Actress
1988
Glenn Close
Best Picture
1988
Best Score
1988
Best Supporting Actress
1988
Michelle Pfeiffer
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 21, 1988
Released in United States on Video July 12, 1989
Released in United States February 1989
Shown at Berlin Film Festival (out of competition) February 10 & 11, 1989.
Produced on the Broadway stage by James M Nederlander, the Shubert Organization, Jerome Minskoff, Elizabeth I McCann, and Stephen Graham in association with Jonathan Farkas, opening April 30, 1987. Original Royal Shakespeare Company production presented in the West End of London by Frank and Woji Gero.
Began shooting May 30, 1988.
Completed shooting August 1988.
Released in United States on Video July 12, 1989
Released in United States February 1989 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (out of competition) February 10 & 11, 1989.)
Released in United States Winter December 21, 1988
