1871 is a 1990 period film about the rise and fall of the paris commune in 1871. it was directed by ken mcmullen and produced by stewart richards. the writers were mcmullen, james leahy and terry james. it was screened in the un certain regard section at the 1990 cannes film festival. the film stars ana padrao, roshan seth, john lynch, jack klaff, and timothy spall.