Champagne Charlie (1989)
This is the story of the Charles Heidsieck who opened the market for Champagne sales in America just prior to the American Civil War. He is a reluctant French spy and is captured and spends time in a Union prison. There are two parallel love stories (he is French) and some battles with his uncle for control of the family vineyard (because his father married his mother who the uncle also loved).
- Released
- 1989-04-12
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 190 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Allan Eastman, Robert Geoffrion
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Hugh Grant as Charles Heidsieck
- Megan Gallagher as Pauline
- Georges Descrières as Pierre-Henri
- Jean-Claude Dauphin as Ernest
- Stéphane Audran as Thérèse
- Megan Follows as Louise
- Alexandra Stewart as Cécile
- Jean-Paul Muel as Clément
- Charles W. Gray as Moses
- Vladek Sheybal as Comte Plasky
- Béatrice Agenin as Mme de Ghuilain
- Pier Paolo Capponi as M. de Ghuilain