The French Revolution( 1989)

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French Revolution

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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.

Series Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Georges-Jacques Danton
Jane Seymour
Marie Antoinette
François Cluzet
Camille Desmoulins
Jean-François Balmer
Louis XVI
Andrzej Seweryn
Maximilien-Marie-Isidore De Robespierre
Marianne Basler
Gabrielle Danton
Peter Ustinov
André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Claudia Cardinale
Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
Jean-François Stévenin
Louis Legendre
Gabrielle Lazure
Marie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe
Massimo Girotti
L'envoyé du Pape (segment "Anées Lumière, Les")
Michel Galabru
Abbé Maury (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Michel Duchaussoy
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Marie-Anne-Charlotte De Corday (segment "Années Terribles, Les")
Christopher Lee
Sanson (segment "Années Terribles, Les")
Christopher Thompson
Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (segment "Années Terribles, Les")

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1989 | 2 Episodes

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 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 the guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.