La Marseillaise (film)

La Marseillaise is a (1938) film about the early part of the French Revolution. The film was directed by Jean Renoir. La Marseillaise is 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.

Plot
The films shows the events of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of those directly involved.

Reception
La Marseillaise, while not one of Renoir's better-known films, has received positive reviews from today's critics.

Cast
 Pierre Renoir  as Louis XVI
 Lise Delamare as Queen Marie-Antoinette
 Léon Larive as Picard
 William Aguet as La Rochefoucauld
 Elisa Ruis as Princess de Lamballe
 Germaine Lefebvre as Madame Élisabeth
 Louis Jouvet as Roederer
 Georges Spanelly as La Chesnaye

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Category:1938 films
Category:1930s drama films
Category:1930s historical films
Category:French films
Category:French historical films
Category:French-language films
Category:French Revolution films
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Jean Renoir
Category:Films set in the 1780s
Category:Films based on actual events
Category:Cultural depictions of Louis XVI
Category:Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette
Category:French drama films