The French Revolution
La Révolution française
Release: 1989-05-10
·Runtime: 335m
·★ 7.5
Drama
War
History
Thriller
A history of the French Revolution beginning 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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Germany
Canada
Production Companies
Films A2
Laura Films
Les Films Ariane
Antea Cinematografica
Alliance Films
Cast
François Cluzet
as Camille Desmoulins
Peter Ustinov
as Vicomte de Mirabeau
Christopher Lee
as Sanson
Raymond Gérôme
as Jacques Necker
Henri Serre
as Gouverneur de Launay
Marie Bunel
as Lucile Desmoulins
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
as Marat
Michel Duchaussoy
as Bailly
Marianne Basler
as Gabrielle Danton
Claudia Cardinale
as Duchesse de Polignac
Christopher Thompson
as Saint-Just
Serge Dupire
as Billaut-Varenne
Jean-François Balmer
as Louis XVI
Georges Corraface
as Hébert
Yves Beneyton
as Fouquier-Tinville
Michel Subor
as Vadier
Nadia Vasil
as Parisienne affamée
Ronald Guttman
as Herman
Marc de Jonge
as Antoine-Joseph Santerre
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
as Charlotte Corday
Gabrielle Lazure
as Princesse de Lamballe
François-Eric Gendron
as Barere
Jane Seymour
as Marie Antoinette
Hanns Zischler
as Goethe
Michel Galabru
as Abbé Maury
Jean Bouise
as Maurice Duplay
Dominique Pinon
as Drouet
Jean-François Stévenin
as Legendre
Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Danton
Jean-Yves Berteloot
as Axel de Fersen
Massimo Girotti
as Envoyé du Pape
Geneviève Mnich
as Mme Duplessis
Marion Grimault
as Louison Chabry
Sam Neill
as Marquis de Lafayette
Andrzej Seweryn
as Robespierre
Crew
Bernard Zitzermann
Director of Photography
Catherine Leterrier
Costume Design
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Daniel Boulanger
Screenplay
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer
Denis Héroux
Co-Producer
Richard T. Heffron
Director
Thomas Schühly
Co-Producer
Martine Barraqué
Editor
Robert Enrico
Screenplay, Director
Guillaume Sciama
Sound
David Ambrose
Screenplay
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Producer
Claude Villand
Sound
François Catonné
Director of Photography