The best films about the French Revolution
The top 3 according to 21 votes from people: La Marseillaise (1938) · Danton (1983) · That Night in Varennes (1982). (Updated Mar 2, 2024.)
From Renoir's La Marseillaise to Wajda's Danton, from The Lady and the Duke to One Nation, One King: the French Revolution films ranked highest by SensCritique and Cinetrafic.
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Top 13
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1
La Marseillaise (1938)
Jean Renoir. Volunteers from Marseille marching to Paris in 1792.
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2
Danton (1983)
Andrzej Wajda. Danton against Robespierre; Gérard Depardieu.
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3
That Night in Varennes (1982)
Ettore Scola. Casanova, Restif de la Bretonne and the king's flight.
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4
The Lady and the Duke (2001)
Éric Rohmer. An English aristocrat during the Terror, against painted sets.
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5
The French Revolution (1989)
Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron. The bicentenary epic in two parts.
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6
Farewell, My Queen (2012)
Benoît Jacquot. July 1789 as seen from Versailles.
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7
The Scoundrel (1971)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Jean-Paul Belmondo returns from America to get divorced.
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8
Chouans! (1988)
Philippe de Broca. The war in western France, with Philippe Noiret.
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9
Scaramouche (1952)
George Sidney. Swashbuckling on the eve of the Revolution.
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10
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Harold Young. The Englishman who saves aristocrats from the guillotine.
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11
One Nation, One King (2018)
Pierre Schoeller. The people of Paris, from the Bastille to the king's execution.
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12
Dear Caroline (1951)
Richard Pottier. A young aristocrat caught in the revolutionary storm.
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13
The Carmelites (1960)
Philippe Agostini and Father Bruckberger. The Carmelites of Compiègne sent to the guillotine.
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Comments (1)
Danton reste le meilleur, Depardieu est immense. Et Un peuple et son roi mérite plus d'amour