Dangerous Liaisons [1988 film]

by Stephen Frears (Director), Christopher Hampton (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (Original novel), Glenn Close (Actor), George Fenton (Composer), Norma Heyman (Producer), John Malkovich (Actor) — 5 more, Hank Moonjean (Producer), Michelle Pfeiffer (Actor), Keanu Reeves (Actor), Philippe Rousselot (Cinematographer), Uma Thurman (Actor)

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Set in 18th century France, this is the story of two bored aristocrats and the havoc they wreak when they play dangerous games with people's lives. The beautiful widow Merteuil challenges rakish Valmont to seduce a virtuous young married woman, never suspecting that he would violate his personal credo and fall in love.… (more)

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Can you believe it?! Well, obviously those folks needed something else to do with their time. Talk about a soap opera. The intrigue, the betrayal, the lives lost...for what? Excellent film, fabulous costumes. (

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kathyj | Mar 21, 2007 |

From costume pint of view, this is one of the best 18th century movies ever! And the story and the characters are good too. Close was one likened as a "maternal tank", and I feel that is pretty apt. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Frears, Stephen	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Hampton, Christopher	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre	Original novel	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Close, Glenn	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fenton, George	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Heyman, Norma	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Malkovich, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Moonjean, Hank	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Pfeiffer, Michelle	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reeves, Keanu	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rousselot, Philippe	Cinematographer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Thurman, Uma	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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4 Film Favorites: Epic Romances (Affair of the Necklace, Dangerous Liaisons, Painted Veil, Silk) by Charles Shyer

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton

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Dangerous Liaisons: The Film by Christopher Hampton

Movie Classics [sound recording] by Antoni Wit

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Jane Austen and Co.: Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture by Suzanne R. Pucci

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Dangerous Liaisons [1988 film]

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Dangerous Liaisons

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1988-12-16

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Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil

Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont

Madame de Tourvel

Madame de Volanges

Chevalier Raphael Danceny

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Dangerous Liaisons (1988 | IMDb)

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Set in 18th century France, this is the story of two bored aristocrats and the havoc they wreak when they play dangerous games with people's lives. The beautiful widow Merteuil challenges rakish Valmont to seduce a virtuous young married woman, never suspecting that he would violate his personal credo and fall in love.

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