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The French Revolution (1989)

Original title: La Révolution Française

1989-10-25 · FR
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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.

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Richard T. HeffronDirectorRobert EnricoDirector

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Jean-François BalmerJean-François BalmerLouis XVIKlaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria BrandauerGeorges-Jacques DantonFrançois CluzetFrançois CluzetCamille DesmoulinsJane SeymourJane SeymourMarie AntoinetteAndrzej SewerynAndrzej SewerynMaximilien-Marie-Isidore de RobespierrePeter UstinovPeter UstinovAndré-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)Marianne BaslerMarianne BaslerGabrielle DantonClaudia CardinaleClaudia CardinaleYolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »)Vittorio MezzogiornoVittorio MezzogiornoJean-Paul Mara, dit MaratJean-François StéveninJean-François StéveninLouis LegendreGabrielle LazureGabrielle LazureMarie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de LamballeMassimo GirottiMassimo GirottiL'envoyé du Pape (« Les Années Lumière »)

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Genre affinityDrama · War PoliticsDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar PoliticsDirector preference292177 · 432155Actor preference330853 · 141771 · 76649Country preferenceFr

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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.