

The Ideal Palace
2019-01-16 · 105 min · ★ 6.9
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
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- Directors
- Nils Tavernier
- Production companies
- SND, Les Films Christian Fechner, Fidélité Films, BeTV
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jacques GamblinJoseph Ferdinand Cheval, aka 'Le facteur Cheval'
Laetitia CastaPhilomène Cheval
Florence ThomassinFélicienne
Bernard Le CoqAuguste
Natacha LindingerGarance
Zélie RixhonAlice Cheval
Éric SavinJoseph Cadier
Louka Petit-TaborelliCyrille Cheval
Aurélien WiikBenjamin Lecoeur
Julien PersonnazLouis Charvat, photographer
Lilly Rose DebosAlice Cheval at 12
Delphine LacheteauAlice Cheval at 22
Milo MazéCyrille at 7
Franck AdrienDoctor
Thomas BailletEugène
Mélanie Baxter-JonesRosalie Cheval
Alain BlazquezJean-Louis Revol
Pasquale D'IncaLucien Quampoix
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