The French Revolution
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.
Last Episode Date: 1989-11-01
Drama
War & Politics
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Casts
Jean-François Balmer
as Louis XVI
Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Georges-Jacques Danton
François Cluzet
as Camille Desmoulins
Jane Seymour
as Marie Antoinette
Andrzej Seweryn
as Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre
Peter Ustinov
as André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)
Marianne Basler
as Gabrielle Danton
Claudia Cardinale
as Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »)
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
as Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
Jean-François Stévenin
as Louis Legendre
