Movies: French revolution
- 2006
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Marie Antoinette6.62006HD
The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles....
- 2012
Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables7.32012HD
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, an...
- 2000
Quills (2000)
Quills7.12000HD
A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a se...
- 1998
Les Misérables (1998)
Les Misérables7.21998HD
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France....
- 1981
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I6.81981HD
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition....
- 1998
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998)
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time61998HD
The sequel to The Visitors reunites us with those lovable ruffians from the French Medieval ages who - through magic - are transported into the present, with often drastic consequences. Godefroy de Montmirail travels to today to recover the missing f...
- 1958
Les Misérables (1958)
Les Misérables7.11958HD
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France....
- 1982
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
The Scarlet Pimpernel6.91982HD
During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls...
- 1935
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
A Tale of Two Cities6.81935HD
The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. The action switches between London and Paris on the eve of the revolution where we witness 'the best of times and the worst of times' - love, hope, t...
- 1982
Les Misérables (1982)
Les Misérables6.91982HD
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France....
- 1971
The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
The Married Couple of the Year Two6.51971HD
Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees others trying to woo her his own interest is rekindled....
- 1983
Danton (1983)
Danton6.91983HD
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, w...
- 1989
The French Revolution (1989)
The French Revolution7.51989HD
A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imp...
- 1921
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Orphans of the Storm6.81921HD
France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate w...
- 1938
La Marseillaise (1938)
La Marseillaise6.91938HD
A film about the early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course, the king Louis XVI, each showing their own small problems....
- 1938
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Marie Antoinette6.21938HD
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and ...
- 1952
Scaramouche (1952)
Scaramouche7.11952HD
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder....
- 1970
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
Start the Revolution Without Me5.81970HD
Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the other, Charles and Claude Coupé, are poor and dim-witted. On the eve of the French Revolution, both sets fin...
- 1927
Napoleon (1927)
Napoleon7.81927HD
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political s...
- 1936
Lloyd's of London (1936)
Lloyd's of London7.21936HD
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to...