

Series
10.0
19891 SeasonThe French Revolution
DramaWar & 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.
Seasons
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

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





