The French Revolution
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- Runtime
- 360 mins
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. 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, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
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. 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, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
Cast
- Klaus Maria Brandauer
- François Cluzet
- Marie Bunel
- Jane Seymour
- Jean-François Balmer
- Andrzej Seweryn
- Vittorio Mezzogiorno
- Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
- Michel Duchaussoy
- Marianne Basler
- Peter Ustinov
- Sam Neill
- Claudia Cardinale
- Gabrielle Lazure
- Christopher Lee
- Jean-Yves Berteloot
- Raymond Gérôme
- Georges Corraface
- Yves Beneyton
- Michel Subor
- Hanns Zischler
- Michel Galabru
- Massimo Girotti
- Christopher Thompson
- Serge Dupire
- Jean Bouise
- Geneviève Mnich
- Henri Serre
- Dominique Pinon
- Jean-François Stévenin
- François-Eric Gendron
- Nadia Vasil
- Marion Grimault
- Ronald Guttman
- Marc de Jonge
Director
- Robert Enrico
- Richard T. Heffron
Producers
- Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
- Alexandre Mnouchkine
Screenwriter
- David Ambrose
- Robert Enrico
- Daniel Boulanger
