The French Revolution : The Light Years

The French Revolution : The Light Years

A Feature film by Robert Enrico

Produced by Les Films Ariane, Films A2

Release in France : 25/10/1989

Synopsis

With its release timed to coincide with celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution (1789-94), this film is actually two films released under one general title.

The first, subtitled The Light Years, covers the period from the first stirrings of the revolution (e.g., the convocation of the Estates General (the pre-revolutionary parliament) by King Louis the Sixteenth, through to the moment when the King throws himself on the mercy of the National Assembly (the post-revolutionary legislature) in 1792.

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Actors (86)

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Jane Seymour

François Cluzet - © Pioner Film Distribution Company / Mark Seryy

François Cluzet

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Pascal Lopez

François-Éric Gendron

François-Éric Gendron

Jean-Yves Berteloot

Jean-Yves Berteloot

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Geneviève Mnich - © Carole Bellaiche

Geneviève Mnich

Peter Ustinov

Andrzej Seweryn

Andrzej Seweryn

Marianne Basler

Marianne Basler

Sam Neill

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Marc de Jonge

Serge Dupire - © Hervé Maury

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Gabrielle Lazure

Gabrielle Lazure

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Galabru

Jean Bouise

Marie Bunel

Raymond Gérôme

Raymond Gérôme

Anne Létourneau

Anne Létourneau

Michel Motu

Alain Frérot - © Pascal Chantier

François Lalande

François Lalande

André Penvern

Jean Bouchaud

Sebastian Roché

Sebastian Roché

Marion Grimault

Marion Grimault

Georges Trillat

Georges Trillat

Henri Serre

Michel Melki - © Denis Chaltiel

Philippe Chemin

Philippe Chemin

Geoffrey Bateman - © Chantal Casanova

Geoffrey Bateman

Yves-Marie Maurin

Yves-Marie Maurin

Jacques Penot

Steve Kalfa

Louise Boisvert

Louise Boisvert

Jacques Ciron

Daniel Briquet - © Georges Lambert

Daniel Langlet

Hans Meyer - © Georges Lambert

Fabienne Tricottet

Fabienne Tricottet

Georges Corraface - © C. Vaglio

Georges Corraface

Jerry Di Giacomo - © Nick Mead

Jerry Di Giacomo

Renaud Alcalde

Graeme Alwright

Graeme Alwright

David Ambrose

Jean-Gilles Barbier - © Pierre Pietrusha

Jean-Gilles Barbier

Jean-Marie Bernicat

Jean-Marie Bernicat

Tomasz Bialkowski

Tomasz Bialkowski

Jean Boissery

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Jean-Claude Bourlat

Jean-Claude Bourlat

Jean-Pol Brissart

Jean-Pol Brissart

Jean-Pierre Delamour

Jean-Pierre Delamour

Diane Delor

Eric Denize

Pierre Dourlens

Pierre Dourlens

Jean-Claude Dumas

Jean-Claude Dumas

André Farwagi

Mireille Franchino

Mireille Franchino

Luc Gentil

Raphaëline Goupilleau

Raphaëline Goupilleau

Nicole Gueden

Philippe Landoulsi

Philippe Landoulsi

Jean-Jacques Bihan

Jean-Jacques Bihan

François Levantal - © Laura Cortès

François Levantal

Mario Luraschi

Benjamin Marcus

Benjamin Marcus

Jean-Gabriel Nordmann

Jean-Gabriel Nordmann

Alain Payen

Jacques Plee

Sady Rebbot

Liliane Rovère

Liliane Rovère

Yvan Varco

Nadia Vasil

Jacques Vincey

Brigitte Bellac

Brigitte Bellac

Michel Feder

Michel Winogradoff

Michel Winogradoff

Dominique Ratonnat

Dominique Ratonnat

Production and distribution (5)

Executive Producers :

Les Films Ariane, Films A2

Foreign production companies :

Antea, Rai - Radiotelevisione Italiana, Laura Film, Alcor Films, Les Productions Alliance

French distribution :

Ariane Distribution

Co-production :

France 2 Cinéma

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International releases (2)

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Full credits (21)

Assistant directors :

Renaud Alcalde, Frédéric Auburtin, Clément Delage, Marc Jenny

Dialogue Writers :

David Ambrose, Daniel Boulanger

Screenwriters :

Daniel Boulanger, David Ambrose

Sound recordists :

Bernard Le Roux, Jean-Charles Ruault, Claude Villand

Assistant Operator :

Catherine Georges

Production managers :

Edith Colnel, Henri Jaquillard

Assistant editor :

Élisabeth Legrand

Music Composer :

Georges Delerue

Casting :

Margot Capelier

Sound mixers :

Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Sciama

Location managers :

Jean-Yves Asselin, Catherine Pierrat

Adaptation :

Producers :

Alexandre Mnouchkine, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Denis Heroux, Bodo Scriba

Directors of Photography :

François Catonné, Bernard Zitzermann

Sound Assistant :

Camera Operator :

Editors :

Annie Baronnet, Martine Barraqué, Patricia Neny

Production Designer :

Jean-Claude Gallouin

Stunt performers :

Mario Luraschi, Guy Di Rigo, Olivier Vitrant, Daniel Vérité

Costume designer :

Catherine Leterrier

Still Photographer :

Jean-Marie Leroy

Technical details

Feature film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Historical

Production language :

French

Coproducer countries :

France, Canada, Italy, Germany

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

Minority French (France, Canada, Italy, Germany)

Production year :

1989

French release :

25/10/1989

Runtime :

2 h 50 min

Current status :

Released

Visa number :

69890

Visa issue date :

31/10/1989

Approval :

Unknown

Production formats :

35mm

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

CinemaScope

Audio format :

Dolby

Posters (1)

Director

Robert Enrico

Till Death Do Us Part (1998), Their Last War (1992), The French Revolution : The Light Years (1989)

Festival Selections

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards - 1990

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards (France, 1990)

Selection

Best Costume Design : Catherine Leterrier