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About
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Theatrical
Jul 10, 1998
Box Office
$30.0M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
1.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 15, 1998
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
TriStar Pictures, Jaffilms Inc., Madeline Films
Cast
Full credits →F
Frances McDormand
Miss Clavel
N
Nigel Hawthorne
Lord Covington
B
Ben Daniels
Leopold the Tutor
A
Arturo Venegas
Mr. Spanish Ambassador
S
Stéphane Audran
Lady Marie Covington
K
Katia Caballero
Mrs. Spanish Ambassador
C
Chantal Neuwirth
Helene the Cook
K
Kristian de la Osa
Pepito
C
Clare Thomas
Agatha "Aggie" Emily Walden
E
Eloise Eonnet
Sylvette
A
Alexis Desseaux
Louis the Painter
G
George Harris
Mr. Liberian Ambassador
M
Marie-Noëlle Eusèbe
Mrs. Liberian Ambassador
A
Ash Varrez
Mr. Indian Ambassador
A
Alexandre Arbat
Mr. Uzbekhistani Ambassador
K
Katia Tchenko
Mrs. Uzbekistani Ambassador
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Quotes
See all →A Nightly Routine in an Old School
Miss Clavel
Madeline!
Madeline
Got ya.
Miss Clavel
In an old ] in ] that was covered in ]s... lived 12 little girls... in two straight lines.
[[w:house|house; [w:Paris|Paris; [w:vine|vine]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
