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The French Revolution

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.

1989 |1 Season   |  Drama, War & Politics

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Klaus Maria Brandauer

Georges-Jacques Danton

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Jane Seymour

Marie Antoinette

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François Cluzet

Camille Desmoulins

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Jean-François Balmer

Louis XVI

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Andrzej Seweryn

Maximilien-Marie-Isidore De Robespierre

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Marianne Basler

Gabrielle Danton

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Peter Ustinov

André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (segment "Années Lumière, Les")

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Claudia Cardinale

Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (segment "Années Lumière, Les")

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Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat

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Jean-François Stévenin

Louis Legendre

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Gabrielle Lazure

Gabrielle Lazure: Marie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe

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Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti: L'envoyé du Pape (segment "Anées Lumière, Les")

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Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru: Abbé Maury (segment "Années Lumière, Les")

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Michel Duchaussoy

Jean-Sylvain Bailly (segment "Années Lumière, Les")

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Christopher Lee

Sanson (segment "Années Terribles, Les")

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Creator

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Status

Returning Series

Languages

French

Network

France 2