TV series
The French Revolution
1989, French, on France 2.
French Revolution
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
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Episode length
- 154 min
- Status
- Ended in 1989
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S1 E2: The Years of Terror
Aired 1 November 1989
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Jean-François BalmerLouis XVI · 2 ep
- Klaus Maria BrandauerGeorges-Jacques Danton · 2 ep
- François CluzetCamille Desmoulins · 2 ep
- Jane SeymourMarie Antoinette · 2 ep
- Andrzej SewerynMaximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre · 2 ep
- Peter UstinovAndré-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière ») · 2 ep
- Marianne BaslerGabrielle Danton · 2 ep
- Claudia CardinaleYolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (« Les Années Lumière ») · 2 ep
- Vittorio MezzogiornoJean-Paul Mara, dit Marat · 2 ep
- Jean-François StéveninLouis Legendre · 2 ep
- Gabrielle LazureMarie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe · 2 ep
- Massimo GirottiL'envoyé du Pape (« Les Années Lumière ») · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 25 October 1989
- Last aired
- 1 November 1989
- Network
- France 2
- Original title
- La Révolution Française
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Type
- Scripted
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The French Revolution has 1 season and 2 episodes, about 154 minutes each.
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