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.
Georges-Jacques Danton
Marie Antoinette
Camille Desmoulins
Louis XVI
Maximilien-Marie-Isidore De Robespierre
Gabrielle Danton
André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
Louis Legendre
Gabrielle Lazure: Marie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe
Massimo Girotti: L'envoyé du Pape (segment "Anées Lumière, Les")
Michel Galabru: Abbé Maury (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (segment "Années Lumière, Les")
Marie-Anne-Charlotte De Corday (segment "Années Terribles, Les")
Sanson (segment "Années Terribles, Les")
Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (segment "Années Terribles, Les")
Director (Part 1)
Director (Part 2)