Synopsis
Set in July 1793 during the outbreak of the French Revolution and the unleashing of the Reign of Terror, a young girl from Caen named Charlotte Corday plots to assassinate Jacobin newspaper editor Jean-Paul Marat.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Henri HelmanDirector
- Henri HelmanWriter
- Odile BarskiWriter
- Jean-Denis BredinWriter
Cast
- Émilie DequenneCharlotte Corday
- Bernard BlancanMarat
- Thierry GibaultFouquier-Tinville
- Marc FayetMontané
- Raphaël PersonnazCamille Desmoulins
- Martine GautierSimone Evrard
- Jean-Luc EpalleCommissaire Guellard
- Christophe LaubionJean-Jacques Hauer
- Jacqueline BœufMadame de Breleville
- Brigitte ChambonMadame Grollier
- Damien FerretteDavid
- Damien LaquetMonsieur Duperret
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Themes
prisonassassinparis, francefrench revolutionfemale assassinhistorical fictionmartyrdom18th centurymurder investigationpolitical thrillerpolitical repressionreign of terror