The French Revolution (1989)

10/02/1989 6h

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Overview

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. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two 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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Cast Ages at Release

Klaus Maria Brandauer

as Danton

Born 06/22/1943, age

François Cluzet

as Camille Desmoulins

Born 09/21/1955, age

Jane Seymour

as Marie Antoinette

Born 02/15/1951, age

Jean-François Balmer

as Louis XVI

Born 04/18/1946, age

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

as Charlotte Corday

Born 04/25/1963, age

Michel Duchaussoy

as Bailly

Born 11/29/1938

Died 03/13/2012, age

Peter Ustinov

as Vicomte de Mirabeau

Born 04/16/1921

Died 03/28/2004, age

Sam Neill

as Marquis de Lafayette

Born 09/14/1947, age

Claudia Cardinale

as Duchesse de Polignac

Born 04/15/1938, age

Gabrielle Lazure

as Princesse de Lamballe

Born 04/28/1957, age

Christopher Lee

as Sanson

Born 05/27/1922

Died 06/07/2015, age

Georges Corraface

as Hébert

Born 12/07/1952, age

Hanns Zischler

as Goethe

Born 06/18/1947, age

Michel Galabru

as Abbé Maury

Born 10/27/1922

Died 01/04/2016, age

Massimo Girotti

as Envoyé du Pape

Born 05/18/1918

Died 01/05/2003, age

Geneviève Mnich

as Mme Duplessis

Born 02/19/1942, age

Dominique Pinon

as Drouet

Born 03/04/1955, age

Jean-François Stévenin

as Legendre

Born 04/23/1944

Died 07/27/2021, age

Ronald Guttman

as Herman

Born 08/12/1952, age

Marc de Jonge

as Antoine-Joseph Santerre

Born 02/16/1949

Died 06/06/1996, age