Uranus is a 1990 French drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists.
It was directed and written by Claude Berri and Arlette Langmann, based on a novel by Marcel Aymé. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
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Cast
Michel Blanc as Gaigneux
Gérard Depardieu as Léopold Lajeunesse
Jean-Pierre Marielle as Archambaud
Philippe Noiret as Watrin
Gérard Desarthe as Maxime Loin
Michel Galabru as Monglat
Danièle Lebrun as Mrs. Archambaud
Fabrice Luchini as Jourdan
Daniel Prévost as Rochard
Myriam Boyer as Mrs. Gaigneux
Ticky Holgado as Mégrin, lawyer
Vincent Grass as Ledieu
Florence Darel as Miss Archambaud
Yves Afonso as the brigadier
Josiane Lévêque as Andréa Lajeunesse
Reception
The film opened at number one at the Paris box office with a first week gross of 4.9 million Franc ($1 million) from 48 screens.