French Revolution Movies

  • 1979
    The Tale of Jean Valjean

    The Tale of Jean Valjean

    The Tale of Jean Valjean

    5.31979HD

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

    The Tale of Jean Valjean
  • 1897
    Death of Marat

    Death of Marat

    Death of Marat

    4.41897HD

    This early film made by Georges Hatot for the Lumière Company is a brief single shot-scene of the assassination of the French revolutionary...

    Death of Marat
  • 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...

    The Scarlet Sail of Paris
  • 1938
    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    6.51938HD

    The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the...

    Marie Antoinette
  • 2014
    Le Général du roi

    Le Général du roi

    Le Général du roi

    2.3332014HD

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

    Le Général du roi
  • 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
  • 1988
    Chouans!

    Chouans!

    Chouans!

    5.7461988HD

    Directed by Philippe de Broca, the film recounts a bloody episode of the French Revolution. 1793, the Terror . In Vendée and in Bretagne,...

    Chouans!
  • 2007
    Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

    Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

    Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

    02007HD

    Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and...

    Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
  • 1954
    Royal Affairs in Versailles

    Royal Affairs in Versailles

    Royal Affairs in Versailles

    6.61954HD

    Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours,...

    Royal Affairs in Versailles
  • 1985
    Die Gänse von Bützow

    Die Gänse von Bützow

    Die Gänse von Bützow

    01985HD

    In 1794 Bützow, widow Hornborstel, a top goose breeder, presses Mayor Hane to marry her. Rebuffed, he bans free‐range geese under a...

    Die Gänse von Bützow
  • 1956
    If Paris Were Told to Us

    If Paris Were Told to Us

    If Paris Were Told to Us

    5.71956HD

    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...

    If Paris Were Told to Us
  • 1970
    Start the Revolution Without Me

    Start the Revolution Without Me

    Start the Revolution Without Me

    5.7861970HD

    Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the other,...

    Start the Revolution Without Me
  • 2019
    I futurieri

    I futurieri

    I futurieri

    02019HD

    I futurieri
  • 1989
    The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    7.4721989HD

    A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt...

    The French Revolution
  • 1967
    Don't Lose Your Head

    Don't Lose Your Head

    Don't Lose Your Head

    6.61967HD

    Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy...

    Don't Lose Your Head
  • 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
  • 1930
    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    5.41930HD

    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
  • 2018
    A Violent Desire for Joy

    A Violent Desire for Joy

    A Violent Desire for Joy

    4.1432018HD

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

    A Violent Desire for Joy
  • 1934
    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    6.91934HD

    18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an...

    The Scarlet Pimpernel
  • 1989
    J'écris dans l'espace

    J'écris dans l'espace

    J'écris dans l'espace

    5.51989HD

    J'écris dans l'espace