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.
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
