Summary
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. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two 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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Cast
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Danton
François Cluzet
Camille Desmoulins
Marie Bunel
Lucile Desmoulins
Jane Seymour
Marie Antoinette
Jean-François Balmer
Louis XVI
Andrzej Seweryn
Robespierre
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Marat
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Charlotte Corday
Michel Duchaussoy
Bailly
Marianne Basler
Gabrielle Danton
Peter Ustinov
Vicomte de Mirabeau
Sam Neill
Marquis de Lafayette
Claudia Cardinale
Duchesse de Polignac
Gabrielle Lazure
Princesse de Lamballe
Christopher Lee
Sanson
Jean-Yves Berteloot
Axel de Fersen
Raymond Gérôme
Jacques Necker
Georges Corraface
Hébert
Yves Beneyton
Fouquier-Tinville
Michel Subor
Vadier
Hanns Zischler
Goethe
Michel Galabru
Abbé Maury
Massimo Girotti
Envoyé du Pape
Christopher Thompson
Saint-Just
Serge Dupire
Billaut-Varenne
Jean Bouise
Maurice Duplay
Geneviève Mnich
Mme Duplessis
Henri Serre
Gouverneur de Launay
Dominique Pinon
Drouet
Jean-François Stévenin
Legendre
François-Eric Gendron
Barere
Ronald Guttman
Herman
Marc de Jonge
Antoine-Joseph Santerre