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The French Revolution

French Revolution

198910.01 Season2 EpisodesReturning Series

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. 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.

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Top 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

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia 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

Themes & Keywords

revolutionmonarchyfrench revolutionmarie antoinettepoliticsenlightenmentfrench historyinspirationalhistoryfrench

About The French Revolution

The French Revolution is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1989 exploring themes of revolution, monarchy, french revolution, marie antoinette, politics, enlightenment. it stars Jean-François Balmer, Klaus Maria Brandauer, François Cluzet. 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.

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