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The french revolution: Years of hope

First part that includes the beginnings of the French Revolution. The film begins by recounting the events that led to the convocation of the States General in 1789 and ends with the assault on the Tuileries Palace, which occurred on August 10, 1792.

1989 |2h 46m |  History, Drama, War, Thriller

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Cast

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Klaus Maria Brandauer

Danton

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François Cluzet

Camille Desmoulins

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Marie Bunel

Lucile Desmoulins

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Jane Seymour

Marie Antoinette

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Jean-François Balmer

Louis XVI

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Andrzej Seweryn

Robespierre

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Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Marat

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Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Charlotte Corday

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Michel Duchaussoy

Bailly

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Marianne Basler

Gabrielle Danton

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Peter Ustinov

Vicomte de Mirabeau

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Sam Neill

Marquis de Lafayette

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Claudia Cardinale

Duchesse de Polignac

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Gabrielle Lazure

Princesse de Lamballe

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Christopher Lee

Sanson

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Jean-Yves Berteloot

Axel de Fersen

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Raymond Gérôme

Jacques Necker

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Georges Corraface

Hébert

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Yves Beneyton

Fouquier-Tinville

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Michel Subor

Vadier

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Hanns Zischler

Goethe

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Michel Galabru

Abbé Maury

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Massimo Girotti

Envoyé du Pape

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Christopher Thompson

Saint-Just

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Serge Dupire

Billaut-Varenne

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Jean Bouise

Maurice Duplay

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Geneviève Mnich

Mme Duplessis

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Henri Serre

Gouverneur de Launay

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Dominique Pinon

Drouet

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Jean-François Stévenin

Legendre

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François-Eric Gendron

Barere

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Nadia Vasil

Parisienne affamée

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Marion Grimault

Louison Chabry

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Ronald Guttman

Herman

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Marc de Jonge

Antoine-Joseph Santerre

More Details

Status

Released

Language

German, English, French

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$4,800,000.00