The French Revolution
1989 · Movie · 360 min. · France
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.
Direction Robert Enrico · Richard T. Heffron
Cast Klaus Maria Brandauer · Jane Seymour · François Cluzet · Jean-François Balmer · Andrzej Seweryn · Marianne Basler · Peter Ustinov · Claudia Cardinale · Christopher Lee · Sam Neill · Michel Galabru · Michel Duchaussoy · Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu · Christopher Thompson · Marc de Jonge · Serge Dupire · Sebastian Roché · Yves-Marie Maurin · Georges Corraface
Soundtrack Georges Delerue
Screenplay David Ambrose · Daniel Boulanger · Robert Enrico · Richard T. Heffron · Fred A. Wyler
Cinematography François Catonné · Bernard Zitzermann
Original title La révolution française
7.4
276 votes (FilmAffinity)
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