The French Revolution

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Drama·War & Politics·1989·1 Seasons

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.

Starring: Jean-François Balmer,Klaus Maria Brandauer,François Cluzet,Jane Seymour

Episodes

Series
The Years of Light

S01 | E01

The Years of Light

1989-10-25

The Years of Terror

S01 | E02

The Years of Terror

1989-11-01

Cast

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Louis XVI

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Georges-Jacques Danton

François Cluzet

François Cluzet

Camille Desmoulins

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Marie Antoinette

Andrzej Seweryn

Andrzej Seweryn

Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)

Marianne Basler

Marianne Basler

Gabrielle Danton

Claude Cardinale

Claude Cardinale

Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière »)

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Louis Legendre

Gabrielle Lazure

Gabrielle Lazure

Marie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

L'envoyé du Pape (« Les Années Lumière »)

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Abbé Maury (« Les Années Lumière »)

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Jean-Sylvain Bailly (« Les Années Lumière »)

Details

First Aired
1989-10-25
Last Aired
1989-11-01
Status
Ended
Network
France 2
Production
France 2, Les Films Ariane
Creator

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