Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a 1996 adventure film written by Jean-Claude Brisville, Sacha Guitry and Edouard Molinaro and directed by Edouard Molinaro.
Beaumarchais (French: Beaumarchais l'insolent) is a 1996 French biopic film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain. It is based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays. It was adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry.
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