Here we've displayed a list of the best French Revolution films : A Tale of Two Cities(1935), Orphans of the Storm(1922), La Marseillaise(1938), A Tale of Two Cities(1958), Brotherhood of the Wolf(2001), The Liberator(2013), Passion(1919), Du Barry Was a Lady(1943), Sade(2000), A Tale of Two Cities(1917), The Elusive Pimpernel(1950), Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers(1984) ... ...
Drama, History
USA
1935
128 Minutes
Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver Blanche Yurka Reginald Owen Basil Rathbone Henry B. Walthall Donald Woods Walter Catlett Fritz Leiber H.B. Warner
lawyer wealthy man pretty woman emotional melodramatic passionate england london france paris social change love triangle french revolution friendship injustice love forbidden love quest rescue 1780s
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Drama
USA
1922
125 Minutes
Lillian Gish Dorothy Gish Joseph Schildkraut Frank Losee Katherine Emmet Morgan Wallace Lucille LaVerne Sheldon Lewis Frank Puglia Creighton Hale Monte Blue
orphan aristocrat thief nobleman beggar doctor melodramatic tense emotional paris street bastille ballroom french revolution class conflict robespierre sister relationship family social change adventure
Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.
Drama, History
France
1938
130 Minutes
Pierre Renoir Lise Delamare Louis Jouvet Julien Carette Léon Larive William Aguet
king louis xvi marie antoinette soldier revolutionary patriotic unrestrained france paris french revolution royalty social change armed conflict rebellion underdog rise fall 1790s
A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK
1958
117 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Dorothy Tutin Cecil Parker Stephen Murray Athene Seyler Paul Guers Marie Versini Ian Bannen Alfie Bass Ernest Clark Rosalie Crutchley
aristocrat soldier duchess marquis doctor attorney chilling melodramatic france paris french revolution poverty power struggle french history redemption forbidden love fall wretched excess sacrifice 1790s
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay, who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Horror, Action, Fantasy
France
2001
142 Minutes
Samuel Le Bihan Mark Dacascos Émilie Dequenne Vincent Cassel Monica Bellucci Jérémie Renier Jean Yanne Jean-François Stévenin Hans Meyer Édith Scob Jacques Perrin
beast hunter friend scientist naturalist priest gory thrilling frightening creepy engaging france small town bordello provincial town chateau catacombs science french revolution superstition
In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
Drama, Biography, History
Venezuela|Spain
2013
119 Minutes
Edgar Ramírez María Valverde Erich Wildpret Iwan Rheon Juana Acosta Leandro Arvelo Alejandro Furth Carlos Julio Molina
aristocrat wife suspenseful emotional south america spain fighting independence power rise french revolution
Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered -- it liberated.
History, Drama
Germany
1919
85 Minutes
Pola Negri Emil Jannings Harry Liedtke Eduard von Winterstein Reinhold Schünzel Elsa Berna Karl Platen Bernhard Goetzke Magnus Stifter Fred Immler Gustav Czimeg
poor woman louis xv mistress minister cardinal richelieu soldier melodramatic passionate touching france kingdom guillotine royal court madame du barry affair french revolution execution royalty doomed romance rise
The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
101 Minutes
Red Skelton Lucille Ball Gene Kelly Douglas Dumbrille Rags Ragland Donald Meek George Givot Zero Mostel Tommy Dorsey Virginia O'Brien Louise Beavers
singer dancer nightclub employee louis xv madame du barry charming new york city nightclub french royal court love triangle unrequited love marrying for money performance sacrifice temptation rivalry french revolution
A night club's coatroom attendant who's in-love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.
Drama
France
2000
97 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Marianne Denicourt Jeanne Balibar Grégoire Colin Isild Le Besco Jean-Pierre Cassel Jalil Lespert Philippe Duquesne Vincent Branchet Raymond Gerome Dominique Reymond
marquis de sade robespierre free spirit thrilling paris home desire time reign of terror fall french revolution
A man prepares himself to be transferred to a detention center and rest home where he will relive one more time the highlights of his youth.
Drama, History
USA
1917
70 Minutes
William Farnum Jewel Carmen Joseph Swickard Charles Clary Herschel Mayall Rosita Marstini Ralph Lewis William Clifford Marc Robbins Willard Louis
daughter revolutionary nobleman prisoner wife melodramatic rousing emotional london paris bastille french revolution love triangle prison bravery capture history sacrifice rescue love
Alcoholic lawyer Sydney Carton travels to Paris during the Reign of Terror to rescue French aristocrat Charles Darnay, husband of the woman he loves.
Adventure
1950
109 Minutes
David Niven Emeric Pressburger Margaret Leighton Cyril Cusack Jack Hawkins Robert Coote Edmond Audran Danielle Godet Arlette Marchal Charles Victor David Hutcheson
aristocrat hero revolutionary englishman prisoner brother-in-law spectacular brash gutsy paris london court english channel inn prison rescue french revolution secret identity heroism scarlet pimpernel
London dandy Sir Percy (David Niven) dons disguises to rescue French nobles from the Reign of Terror guillotine.
Comedy
1984
87 Minutes
Cheech Marin Tommy Chong Roy Dotrice Shelby Chong Rikki Marin Edie McClurg Robbi Chong Rae Dawn Chong Simono Kay Dotrice Jennie C. Kos
brother rock star gypsy aristocrat princess dog hilarious madcap cheeky france castle forest small town brother relationship french revolution twins supernatural phenomenon separation unintended consequences adventure
Twin sons (Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong) of a noblewoman and a commoner have funny feelings during the French Revolution.
Adventure
1949
89 Minutes
Bob Cummings Richard Basehart Arlene Dahl Richard Hart Arnold Moss Jess Barker Norman Lloyd Wade Crosby William Challee Georgette Windsor Charles McGraw
marquis de lafayette robespierre secret agent political dissidents ex-lover villager thrilling fascinating paris countryside palace hideout france french revolution political intrigue rebellion historical events search assumed identity adventure
An enemy (Robert Cummings) of Robespierre (Richard Basehart) steals the secret book listing his candidates for the guillotine.