Release Date

25 Oct, 1989

Total Episode/Season

2/1

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

La Révolution Française

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Series

25 Oct, 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.

Actors

Jean-François Balmer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

François Cluzet

Jane Seymour

Andrzej Seweryn

Peter Ustinov

Marianne Basler

Claudia Cardinale

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Jean-François Stévenin

Gabrielle Lazure

Massimo Girotti

Michel Galabru

Michel Duchaussoy

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Christopher Lee

Christopher Thompson