The French Revolution (1989)
La Révolution française
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.
- Date of release
- 1989-05-10
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (66)
- Runtime
- 5h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Director
- Richard T. Heffron, Robert Enrico
Casting
- 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
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