The French Revolution
"French Revolution"
Plot Summary
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.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Jean-François Balmer
Louis XVI
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Georges-Jacques Danton
François Cluzet
Camille Desmoulins
Jane Seymour
Marie Antoinette
Andrzej Seweryn
Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre
Peter Ustinov
André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)
Marianne Basler
Gabrielle Danton
Claudia Cardinale
Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »)
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
Jean-François Stévenin
Louis Legendre
Gabrielle Lazure
Marie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe
Massimo Girotti
L'envoyé du Pape (« Les Années Lumière »)
Michel Galabru
Abbé Maury (« Les Années Lumière »)
Michel Duchaussoy
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (« Les Années Lumière »)
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Marie-Anne-Charlotte De Corday (« Les Années terribles »)
Christopher Lee
Sanson (« Les Années terribles »)
Christopher Thompson
Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (« Les Années terribles »)
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Seasons (1)
Series
2 episodes
Aired: 1989
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 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 the guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
Production
France 2
Les Films Ariane