Chevalier Movie Details:
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biographical, Drama |
| Release date | September 11, 2022 (TIFF) April 21, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 48min |
| Age rating | PG-13 |
| Starring | Kelvin Harrison Jr. Samara Weaving Lucy Boynton Marton Csokas Alex Fitzalan Minnie Driver Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo |
| Directed by | Stephen Williams |
| Writer by | Stefani Robinson |
| Screen Play | Stefani Robinson |
| Produced by | Ed Guiney Andrew Lowe Stefani Robinson Dianne McGunigle |
| Cinematography by | Jess Hall |
| Edited by | John Axelrad |
| Music by | Kris Bowers |
| Production Company | Element Pictures TSG Entertainment |
| Distributor | Searchlight Pictures |
Chevalier Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
- Samara Weaving as Marie-Joséphine de Comarieu de Montalembert
- Lucy Boynton as Marie Antoinette
- Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo as Nanon, Joseph’s mother
- Marton Csokas as Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
- Alex Fitzalan as Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- Minnie Driver as Marie-Madeleine Guimard
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Christoph Willibald Gluck
- Sian Clifford as Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis
- Sam Barlien as Louis XVI
- Joseph Prowen as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Storyline:
Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court.
Chevalier Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Worldwide Collection | $4.2 million |
About Chevalier Movie:
The film is based on the life of the titular French-Caribbean musician Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. practiced the violin 7 days a week, 6 hours a day for 5 months in preparation for this role.
Principal photography began on September 7, 2021, in Prague, and ended in November 2021.
Chevalier had its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022, and was released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on April 21, 2023. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Chevalier grossed $3.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $323,047 in the United Kingdom, for a total worldwide of $3.9 million.
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside The Covenant, Evil Dead Rise, and the wide expansion of Beau Is Afraid, and was projected to gross $1–3 million from 1,275 theaters in its opening weekend. It ended up debuting at $1.5 million, finishing 11th at the box office.
