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The French Revolution

IMDb 10.0 1989 • min • DramaWar & Politics

Director

N/A

Country

FR

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.

Top Cast

Jean-François Balmer
Jean-François Balmer Louis XVI
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer Georges-Jacques Danton
François Cluzet
François Cluzet Camille Desmoulins
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour Marie Antoinette
Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre