Robespierre 1789-1989

Robespierre 1789-1989

2019
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Documentary History
Overview

Robespierre, a child of the Enlightenment, passionate about justice and concerned with order, is thrust into the storms of the Revolution. He becomes one of its most tragic figures. The guiding thread of this dramatic development is Robespierre’s own speech. Excerpts from his major addresses are thus staged, emphasizing the contradictions of a man who advocates for the abolition of the death penalty yet justifies the Reign of Terror, who tirelessly fights for universal suffrage but helps establish an exceptional regime. His life and exercise of power are confronted, thirty years apart, with the analyses and judgments of historians and political figures from the Bicentennial and the early 21st century: Michel Vovelle, Michel Biard, Hervé Leuwers, Patrice Gueniffey, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Michel Debré, Lionel Jospin, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, and Alexis Corbière.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
Cité Films La Sept-Arte Les Productions Cercle Bleu Conseil Régional du Nord/Pas-de-Calais France•3 Editions Harmattan
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

french revolution robespierre historical documentary

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2019
Status Released
Language FR

Cast

Christophe Allwright
Christophe Allwright

Maximilien Robespierre

Patrick Laplace
Patrick Laplace

Louis Antoine Saint-Just

Martine Abela
Martine Abela

Éléonore Duplay

Régis Ivanov
Régis Ivanov

Georges Danton

Alain Floret
Alain Floret

Jacques-René Hébert

Jean-Pierre Moreux
Jean-Pierre Moreux

Billaud-Varenne

Marc Brunet
Marc Brunet

Collot d'Herbois

Guy Verame
Guy Verame

Joseph Fouché

François Lauzon
François Lauzon

Tallien

Pierre Casadei
Pierre Casadei

Vadier

Michel Debré
Michel Debré

Lionel Jospin
Lionel Jospin

Key Crew

Hervé Pernot
Director
Hervé Pernot
Writer