
The French Revolution
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
S01 | E01
The Years of Light
1989-10-25

S01 | E02
The Years of Terror
1989-11-01
Cast

Jean-François Balmer
Louis XVI

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Georges-Jacques Danton

François Cluzet
Camille Desmoulins

Jane Seymour
Marie Antoinette

Andrzej Seweryn
Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre

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

Marianne Basler
Gabrielle Danton

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

Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat

Jean-François Stévenin
Louis Legendre

Gabrielle Lazure
Marie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe

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

Michel Galabru
Abbé Maury (« Les Années Lumière »)

Michel Duchaussoy
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (« Les Années Lumière »)








