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Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

★ 6.5(6)2009

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Director: Carl Hindmarch
Release date: 2009-07-11
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC

About Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution is a 2009 movie in the Documentary and History genres, directed by Carl Hindmarch, starring Jan Pearson, Stephen Hogan and Ed Stoppard. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 6 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution in United Arab Emirates — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

In 1794, French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre produced the world's first defense of "state terror" - claiming that the road to virtue lay through political violence. This film combines drama, archive and documentary interviews to examine Robespierre's year in charge of the Committee Of Public Safety - the powerful state machine at the heart of Revolutionary France. Contesting Robespierre's legacy is Slavoj Zizek, who argues that terror in the cause of virtue is justifiable, and Simon Schama, who believes the road from Robespierre ran straight to the gulag and the 20th-century concentration camp. The drama, based on original sources, follows the life-and-death politics of the Committee during "Year Two" of the new Republic.

Cast

Jan Pearson

Narrator (voice)

Stephen Hogan

Maximillian Robespierre

Ed Stoppard

Herault

Brian Pettifer

Couthon

David Andress

Self - Author 'The Terror'

Martin Hancock

Collot

Colin Jones

Self - Author 'The Great Nation'

Jonny Phillips

Carnot

Slavoj Žižek

Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes'

Simon Schama

Self - Author - 'Citizens'

Marisa Linton

Self - Author - 'The Politics of Virtue'

Hilary Mantel

Self - Author - 'A Place of Greater Safety'

Themes & keywords

revolutionfrench revolutiondocudrama18th centuryrobespierre

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Who stars in Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution?+

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution stars Jan Pearson, Stephen Hogan, Ed Stoppard, Brian Pettifer and David Andress.

When did Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution come out?+

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution is a 2009 movie directed by Carl Hindmarch.

What genre is Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution?+

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution is Documentary and History film.

Who directed Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution?+

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution was directed by Carl Hindmarch.