"Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche (Chocolat, The English Patient, Best Supporting Actress) highlights this rousing, passionate adventure! In a world ravaged by revolution and violence, two strangers-a handsome renegade (Olivier Martinez-Unfaithful) and a beautiful countess (Binoche)-find their only chance for survival is each other! Together they undertake a perilous cross-country journey where they will also discover unmatched danger, excitement...and passion! Universally praised by critics and moviegoers, The Horseman on the Roof is another extraordinary film from the creators of the Academy Award winning Cyrano de Bergerac!"--Container.

Based on a novel by Jean Giono. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Widescreen aspect ratio: 2.35:1.