French Revolution Movies

  • 1938
    La Marseillaise

    La Marseillaise

    La Marseillaise

    6.91938HD

    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 kin...

    La Marseillaise
  • 1956
    If Paris Were Told to Us

    If Paris Were Told to Us

    If Paris Were Told to Us

    5.7861956HD

    Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's h...

    If Paris Were Told to Us
  • 1978
    La Barricade du Point-du-Jour

    La Barricade du Point-du-Jour

    La Barricade du Point-du-Jour

    01978HD

    La Barricade du Point-du-Jour
  • 1989
    The french revolution: Years of hope

    The french revolution: Years of hope

    The french revolution: Years of hope

    81989HD

    First part that includes the beginnings of the French Revolution. The film begins by recounting the events that led to the convocation of the States...

    The french revolution: Years of hope
  • 1989
    J'écris dans l'espace

    J'écris dans l'espace

    J'écris dans l'espace

    5.51989HD

    J'écris dans l'espace
  • 2006
    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

    7.32006HD

    This was a very human account of the lives and deaths of Marie Antoinette and Louis the XVI focusing primarily on Marie. It is an account of their liv...

    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
  • 1936
    Lloyd's of London

    Lloyd's of London

    Lloyd's of London

    7.21936HD

    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, t...

    Lloyd's of London
  • 1948
    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    61948HD

    In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both me...

    Les Misérables
  • 1953
    Let's Ask Nostradamus

    Let's Ask Nostradamus

    Let's Ask Nostradamus

    61953HD

    Nostradamus writes a letter to his young son, and his prophecies are compared to events of the French Revolution.

    Let's Ask Nostradamus
  • 1951
    Dear Caroline

    Dear Caroline

    Dear Caroline

    5.91951HD

    France, July 1782. During her birthday, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It's love at first sight but Gas...

    Dear Caroline
  • 1937
    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    4.21937HD

    Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It's clearly a trap, but noth...

    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
  • 1990
    The Austrian

    The Austrian

    The Austrian

    61990HD

    A woman is detained at La Conciergerie. She's 37 but her hair are already white. She's suffering from terrible haemorraghe. Her name is Marie-Antoinet...

    The Austrian
  • 2008
    Charlotte Corday

    Charlotte Corday

    Charlotte Corday

    62008HD

    Set in July 1793 during the outbreak of the French Revolution and the unleashing of the Reign of Terror, a young girl from Caen named Charlotte Corday...

    Charlotte Corday
  • 1930
    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    5.51930HD

    Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position as she saunters through the woods, and attracted...

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion
  • 1979
    The Tale of Jean Valjean

    The Tale of Jean Valjean

    The Tale of Jean Valjean

    7.51979HD

    In 19th century France, an escaped convict seeks redemption while caring for a young woman whose mother he once protected, and aligning himself with a...

    The Tale of Jean Valjean
  • 1937
    Song of Revolt

    Song of Revolt

    Song of Revolt

    61937HD

    This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.

    Song of Revolt
  • 2018
    A Violent Desire for Joy

    A Violent Desire for Joy

    A Violent Desire for Joy

    4.52018HD

    Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Fra...

    A Violent Desire for Joy
  • 1971
    The Scarlet Sail of Paris

    The Scarlet Sail of Paris

    The Scarlet Sail of Paris

    31971HD

    Virtually unseen since its Soviet television broadcast in 1971, the film, Peter Rollberg writes, is “devoted to the anniversary of the Paris commune,...

    The Scarlet Sail of Paris
  • 2014
    Le Général du roi

    Le Général du roi

    Le Général du roi

    32014HD

    Constance, an aristocrat from the Vendée, and François-Denis, a navy officer 10 years her senior, fall madly in love. But, during a hunting party, Con...

    Le Général du roi
  • 1989
    Reunion in Travers

    Reunion in Travers

    Reunion in Travers

    01989HD

    The time is the French Revolution; the place is the village of Travers, ensconsed in neutral Switzerland. Prussian aesthete Herman Beyer is on the ver...

    Reunion in Travers