The French Revolution: Years of Hope
1989First part that includes the beginnings of the French Revolution. The film begins by recounting the events that led to the convocation of the States General in 1789 and ends with the assault on the Tuileries Palace, which occurred on August 10, 1792.
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Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Danton
François Cluzet
as Camille Desmoulins
Marie Bunel
as Lucile Desmoulins
Jane Seymour
as Marie Antoinette
Jean-François Balmer
as Louis XVI
Andrzej Seweryn
as Robespierre
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
as Marat
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
as Charlotte Corday
Michel Duchaussoy
as Bailly
Marianne Basler
as Gabrielle Danton
Peter Ustinov
as Vicomte de Mirabeau
Sam Neill
as Marquis de Lafayette
Claudia Cardinale
as Duchesse de Polignac
Gabrielle Lazure
as Princesse de Lamballe
Christopher Lee
as Sanson
Jean-Yves Berteloot
as Axel de Fersen
Raymond Gérôme
as Jacques Necker
Georges Corraface
as Hébert
Yves Beneyton
as Fouquier-Tinville
Michel Subor
as Vadier
Hanns Zischler
as Goethe
Michel Galabru
as Abbé Maury
Massimo Girotti
as Envoyé du Pape
Christopher Thompson
as Saint-Just
Serge Dupire
as Billaut-Varenne
Jean Bouise
as Maurice Duplay
Geneviève Mnich
as Mme Duplessis
Henri Serre
as Gouverneur de Launay
Dominique Pinon
as Drouet
Jean-François Stévenin
as Legendre
François-Eric Gendron
as Barere
Nadia Vasil
as Parisienne affamée
Marion Grimault
as Louison Chabry
Ronald Guttman
as Herman
Marc de Jonge
as Antoine-Joseph Santerre