The French Revolution S1E1

Episodes

1. The Years of Light

2. The Years of Terror

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The French Revolution

Drama

War & Politics

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.

Date: 10/25/1989

Rating: 10.0

Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Jane Seymour, François Cluzet, Jean-François Balmer, Andrzej Seweryn, Marianne Basler, Peter Ustinov, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Jean-François Stévenin, Gabrielle Lazure, Massimo Girotti, Michel Galabru, Michel Duchaussoy, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Christopher Lee, Christopher Thompson, Robert Enrico, Richard T. Heffron

Klaus Maria Brandauer