Synopsis
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.
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
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