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. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all his authority and was put in prison). The second part carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.Read More »
Robert Enrico
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Robert Enrico & Richard T. Heffron – La révolution française “Les Années terribles” (1989)
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Robert Enrico – Le vieux fusil AKA Vengeance One by One AKA The Old Gun (1975)
Robert Enrico1971-1980FranceThrillerWarIn Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decided to meet then for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.Read More »
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Robert Enrico – Tante Zita aka Aunt Zita (1968)
Robert Enrico1961-1970ComedyFranceRomanceA lonely young woman discovers life, love and death (and a runaway sheep) in one eventful night in Paris. Director Robert Enrico charms a delightful performance from Joanna Shimkus.Read More »
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Robert Enrico – Les aventuriers AKA The Last Adventure (1967)
Robert Enrico1961-1970AdventureDramaFranceQuote:
Two adventurers and best friends, Roland and Manu, are the victims of a practical joke that costs Manu his pilot’s license. With seeming contrition, the jokesters tell Roland and Manu about a crashed plane lying on the ocean floor off the coast of Congo stuffed with riches. The adventurers set off to find the loot.Read More » -
Robert Enrico – Le secret AKA The Secret (1974)
1971-1980DramaFranceMysteryRobert EnricoSynopsis:
‘In a mysterious secure establishment, a prisoner named David effects a remarkable escape. Convinced that he is being pursued, he flees to the open countryside. Here, he meets a reclusive writer, Thomas, who lives in an isolated country house with his young wife, Julia. The couple offer to take David in for a few days and the fugitive reluctantly agrees to stay. Having formed a bond of trust with Thomas, David reveals that he is on the run from the authorities, and that he has discovered a state secret that puts all of their lives in danger. Although Thomas believes the mysterious stranger, Julia is more suspicious and soon becomes convinced that he is a madman who will kill both of them…’
– Films de FranceRead More »