In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.
The Hulot family has risen to eminence under Napoleon I. The Baroness Hulot's cousin, Bette, is the only member of the family who has not shared in their good fortune.
Unknown to Bette, Hortense has successfully engineered a meeting with Steinbock.
Bette and Valerie have established themselves in the house Hector has provided for Valerie.
Montes, Crevel, Hector and Steinbock all believe themselves to be the father of Valerie's child.
Hector is faced with ruin and has been spirited away by Bette. However, Bette's plans have suffered' their first setback through the death of the Marshal just before she was to marry him.
Margaret Tyzack
Bette Fischer
Helen Mirren
Valérie Marneffe
Thorley Walters
Baron Hector Hulot
Colin Baker
Count Wenceslas Steinbock
Edward de Souza
Henri Montes
John Bryans
Célestin Crevel
Ursula Howells
Adeline Hulot
Harriet Harper
Hortense Hulot
Davyd Harries
Victorin Hulot
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