Plot
Vatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favour. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty conflict.
Cast
Gérard Depardieu
Francois Vatel
Uma Thurman
Anne de Montausier
Tim Roth
Marquis de Lauzun
Timothy Spall
Gourville
Julian Glover
Prince de Conde
Julian Sands
Louis XIV
Murray Lachlan Young
Philippe d`Orleans
Hywel Bennett
Colbert
Richard Griffiths
Dr. Bourdelot
Arielle Dombasle
Princess de Conde
Marine Delterme
Athenais de Montespan
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Duchesse de Longueville
Crew
Roland Joffé
Director
Jeanne Labrune
Screenplay
Alain Goldman
Producer
Roland Joffé
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography
Timothy Burrill
Producer
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