''Le tartuffe'' is a 1984 French comedy film directed by and starring

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

based on the play '' Tartuffe'' by Molière. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the

1984 Cannes Film Festival The 37th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1984. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Paris, Texas'' by Wim Wenders. The festival opened with ''Fort Saganne'', directed by Alain Corneau and closed with '' The Bounty'', directed by Roger D ...

Cast

as Tartuffe * François Périer as Orgon * Yveline Ailhaud as Dorine *

Paule Annen Paule (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Paule are called ''paulois'' in French. Geography Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (frenc ...

as Madame Pernelle * Paul Bru as Un exempts *

Elisabeth Depardieu Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...

as Elmire *

Dominique Ducos "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bor ...

as Flipote *

Noureddine El Ati Nur al-Din ( ar, translit=nūr ad-dīn, نور الدين) is a male Arabic given name, translating to "light of the religion", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and '' dīn'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. Ther ...

as Laurent * Bernard Freyd as Cleante * Hélène Lapiower as Marianne * Jean-Marc Roulot as Valère * Jean Schmitt as Monsieur Loyal *

André Wilms André Wilms (29 April 1947 – 9 February 2022) was a French film and television actor who also appeared in German and Finnish films. Wilms was the winner of the Best Supporting European Actor award at the 1992 European Film Awards for his wor ...

as Damis

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* 1984 films 1984 comedy films French comedy films 1980s French-language films Films based on works by Molière French films based on plays Films directed by Gérard Depardieu Films produced by Margaret Ménégoz Works based on Tartuffe 1980s French films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub