France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, Talleyrand, a shrewd politician of flexible convictions, invites chief of police and zealous revolutionary Fouché to supper and tries to convince him to serve the king. Over the meal they insult each other, accuse each other, and, at first sight, look like mortal enemies. But they definitely have one thing in common: they are both power-hungry.
Claude Brasseur
as Fouché
Claude Rich
as Talleyrand
Michel Piccoli
as Chateaubriand (voice)
Ticky Holgado
as Jacques
Yann Collette
as Jean
Stéphane Jobert
as Carême
Alexandra Vandernoot
as La duchesse de Dino
Lionel Vitrant
as L'homme à la torche
Alexandre Brasseur
as Le premier badaud
Didier Cauchy
as Le second badaud
Jean-Luc Bourre
as Musicien
Bernard Cazauran
as Musicien
