Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin

1911. Lenin organizes the first Bolshevik party school near Paris, in the small town of Longjumeau. Through a chain of historical parallels and associations, this time is intertwined with the events of the Paris Commune, the October Revolution and the political struggles of the post-revolutionary years.

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1h 46m

Director

Sergei Yutkevich

Cast

Yuriy Kayurov, Claude Jade, Vladimir Antonik

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Jean-Paul Carrère

Cast

Bernard Alane, Claude Jade, Jean Martinelli

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the Fre...

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2h 16m

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Cast

Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Patrice Chéreau

At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.

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1h 27m

Director

Dimitri Buchowetzki

Cast

Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss, Ferdinand von Alten

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.

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5h 35m

Director

Robert Enrico, Richard T. Heffron

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer, François Cluzet, Marie Bunel