Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or 'ghost writer' ten years his junior, to meet a young unknown admirer, Charlotte Desrives. The two men are at the summit of their artistic collaboration for they have just published "The Count of Monte Christo", "Queen Margot" and "The Three Musketeers". If it's Maquet who writes the majority of the texts, both the honours and fame go to Dumas.

Gérard Depardieuas Alexandre Dumas
Benoît Poelvoordeas Auguste Maquet
Mélanie Thierryas Charlotte Desrives
Dominique Blancas Celeste Scriwaneck
Catherine Mouchetas Caroline Maquet
Michel Duchaussoyas Sous Préfet Crémieux
Jean-Christophe Bouvetas Monsieur Bocquin
Philippe Magnanas Le Ministre Guizot
Florence Pernelas Ida Ferrier Dumas
Christian Abartas L'inspecteur Flanchet
Stéphane Fontaine