La Marseillaise
Feb 10 1938
•2h 11m
•History, Drama
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.
Cast
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Pierre Renoir
Louis XVI King of France
Lise Delamare
Queen Marie-Antoinette
Louis Jouvet
Roederer
Jaque Catelain
Capitaine Langlade
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