The French Revolution
An expansive chronicle of the French Revolution, opening with the king's decision to summon the Estates-General in 1789 to confront France's debt crisis. The film unfolds in two parts: Part I traces events from 1789 through August 10, 1792, when Louis XVI forfeited all authority and was imprisoned. Part II continues through the Terror's end in 1794, culminating in the guillotine executions of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
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The cast of The French Revolution includes Jane Seymour as Marie Antoinette, Klaus Maria Brandauer as Georges-Jacques Danton, Jean-François Balmer as Louis XVI, Jean-François Stévenin as Louis Legendre, Michel Duchaussoy as Jean-Sylvain Bailly (« Les Années Lumière »), Michel Galabru as Abbé Maury (« Les Années Lumière »), Andrzej Seweryn as Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre, Christopher Thompson as Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (« Les Années terribles »), Peter Ustinov as André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »), Claudia Cardinale as Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »), Marianne Basler as Gabrielle Danton, François Cluzet as Camille Desmoulins, and more.
Episodes run about 2h 40 mins. The total runtime is about 5h 20 mins.
The French Revolution was released in 1989.
The French Revolution is listed under Drama and War & Politics on Fanbiz.
The French Revolution has 1 season and 2 episodes on Fanbiz. Available seasons include Series.
