

The French Revolution
1989-10-25 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.7
A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all his authority and was put in prison). The second part carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
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- Unavailable
- Production companies
- France 2, Les Films Ariane, Laura Film
- Countries
- France, Germany, Italy, Canada
- Status
- Ended
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Jean-François BalmerLouis XVI
Klaus Maria BrandauerGeorges-Jacques Danton
François CluzetCamille Desmoulins
Jane SeymourMarie Antoinette
Andrzej SewerynMaximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre
Peter UstinovAndré-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)
Marianne BaslerGabrielle Danton
Claudia CardinaleYolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »)
Vittorio MezzogiornoJean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
Jean-François StéveninLouis Legendre
Gabrielle LazureMarie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe
Massimo GirottiL'envoyé du Pape (« Les Années Lumière »)
Michel GalabruAbbé Maury (« Les Années Lumière »)
Michel DuchaussoyJean-Sylvain Bailly (« Les Années Lumière »)
Christopher LeeSanson (« Les Années terribles »)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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