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The French Revolution

Original title: La Révolution française

1989 · 5h 35m

Directed by Richard T. Heffron and Robert Enrico

7.5

TMDB audience score
66 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794.

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Cast

  • Klaus Maria Brandauer
    Danton

  • François Cluzet
    Camille Desmoulins

  • Marie Bunel
    Lucile Desmoulins

  • Jane Seymour
    Marie Antoinette

  • Jean-François Balmer
    Louis XVI

  • Andrzej Seweryn
    Robespierre

  • Vittorio Mezzogiorno
    Marat

  • Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
    Charlotte Corday

  • Michel Duchaussoy
    Bailly

  • Marianne Basler
    Gabrielle Danton

  • Peter Ustinov
    Vicomte de Mirabeau

  • Sam Neill
    Marquis de Lafayette

  • Claudia Cardinale
    Duchesse de Polignac

  • Gabrielle Lazure
    Princesse de Lamballe

  • Christopher Lee
    Sanson

  • Jean-Yves Berteloot
    Axel de Fersen

  • Raymond Gérôme
    Jacques Necker

  • Georges Corraface
    Hébert