

The French Revolution: Years of Hope
2 hours 46 minutes1989-05-10
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First 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.
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

Serge Dupire
Billaut-Varenne

Jean Bouise
Maurice Duplay

Geneviève Mnich
Mme Duplessis

Henri Serre
Gouverneur de Launay

Dominique Pinon
Drouet

Jean-François Stévenin
Legendre

François-Eric Gendron
Barere

Nadia Vasil
Parisienne affamée

Marion Grimault
Louison Chabry

Ronald Guttman
Herman
