The French Revolution

1989 · 335 min · FR · 7.5 (66 votes)

Dir. Richard T. Heffron, Robert Enrico · Starring Klaus Maria Brandauer, François Cluzet, Marie Bunel, Jane Seymour, Jean-François Balmer, Andrzej Seweryn · Music Georges Delerue

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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.

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Witness the brutal birth of a republic. This film plunges you into the heart of revolutionary France, a world of desperate masses, aristocratic excess, and the chilling shadow of the guillotine. It's a visceral, sweeping look at a nation tearing itself apart.

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