The French Revolution (Film 1989) | The Years of Light (Part I)

La Révolution française is a two-part 1989 film, co-produced by France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada for the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution. Audio in French with English subtitles. Translation is missing in the first 20 seconds of the movie, only.

Part 2 - The Years of Terror: https://rumble.com/v2ayni8-the-french-revolution-film-1989-the-years-of-terror-part-ii.html

When Louis XVI summoned the Etats-Generaux, he unleashes a revolution that would change his country and cost his life. This is the story of one of the crucial points in the history of France, and Europe, divided into two parts. The first part, titled La Révolution française: les Années lumière (The French Revolution: The Years of Light) was directed by Robert Enrico. The second part, La Révolution française: les Années terribles (The French Revolution: The Years of Terror), was directed by Richard T. Heffron.

The first part "Les annees lumieres", focuses more on the privileged classes describing the political changes taking place in France as the revolution approaches. We also get acquainted with the three main revolutionaries, Desmoulins, Danton and Robespierre.

Cast & Characters:
Klaus Maria Brandauer as Georges Danton†
Andrzej Seweryn as Maximilien de Robespierre†
Jean-François Balmer as King Louis XVI of France†
Jane Seymour as Queen Marie-Antoinette†
Peter Ustinov as Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau†
François Cluzet as Camille Desmoulins†
Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Jean-Paul Marat†
Claudia Cardinale as Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac
Sam Neill as Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
Christopher Thompson as Louis de Saint-Just†
Klaus Maria Brandauer as Georges Danton†
Andrzej Seweryn as Maximilien de Robespierre†
Jean-François Balmer as King Louis XVI of France†
Jane Seymour as Queen Marie-Antoinette†
Peter Ustinov as Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau†
François Cluzet as Camille Desmoulins†
Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Jean-Paul Marat†
Claudia Cardinale as Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac
Sam Neill as Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
Christopher Thompson as Louis de Saint-Just†