The Ideal Palace (2019)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
- Released: 2019-01-16
- Genres: History, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 45m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 154 votes
Directed by Nils Tavernier.
Top cast
- Jacques Gamblin as Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, aka 'Le facteur Cheval'
- Laetitia Casta as Philomène Cheval
- Florence Thomassin as Félicienne
- Bernard Le Coq as Auguste
- Natacha Lindinger as Garance
- Zélie Rixhon as Alice Cheval
- Éric Savin as Joseph Cadier
- Louka Petit-Taborelli as Cyrille Cheval
- Aurélien Wiik as Benjamin Lecoeur
- Julien Personnaz as Louis Charvat, photographer
Where to watch The Ideal Palace
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: watch free on Beamafilm, SBS On Demand; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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