

Status
Ended
Release
1989 - 1989
Seasons / Eps
1 / 2
Storyline
"French Revolution"
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.
Score Distribution
Details
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Runtime
- Not available
- Release Date
- Oct 25, 1989
- Last Air Date
- Nov 1, 1989
- Languages
- French
- Director
- Production Countries
- FranceGermanyItalyCanada
Top Cast
17 Cast Members

Jean-François Balmer
Louis XVI
2 Episodes

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Georges-Jacques Danton
2 Episodes

François Cluzet
Camille Desmoulins
2 Episodes

Jane Seymour
Marie Antoinette
2 Episodes

Andrzej Seweryn
Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre
2 Episodes

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

Marianne Basler
Gabrielle Danton
2 Episodes

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

Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
2 Episodes

Jean-François Stévenin
Louis Legendre
2 Episodes

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

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

Michel Galabru
Abbé Maury (« Les Années Lumière »)
2 Episodes

Michel Duchaussoy
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (« Les Années Lumière »)
2 Episodes
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Marie-Anne-Charlotte De Corday (« Les Années terribles »)
2 Episodes

Christopher Lee
Sanson (« Les Années terribles »)
2 Episodes
Christopher Thompson
Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (« Les Années terribles »)
2 Episodes







