Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the French Revolution and French Revolutionary Wars. This list does not include documentaries, short films.Leger Grindon, "Hollywood history and the French Revolution: from The Bastille to The Black Book." Velvet Light Trap (1991): 32-49.Robert M. Maniquis, "The French Revolution and the Cinema: Problems in Filmography." Primary Sources & Original Works 1.1-2 (1992): 57-77.Antoine de Baecque, "Robespierre au cinéma." Rencontres (2014): 271-281.Pascal Dupuy. "La Diffusion des stéréotypes révolutionnaires dans la littérature et le cinéma anglo-saxons (1789-1989)." Annales historiques de la Révolution française (1996) pp. 511-528.
1910s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script)DirectorSubject1913United StatesRobespierreHerbert BrenonDrama.1914United StatesIreland a NationWalter MacNamaraDrama, History. Irish Rebellion of 17981914United StatesCharlotte CordayWilliam F. AdlerDrama, History.1914FranceThe Knight of Maison-RougeLe Chevalier de Maison-RougeAlbert CapellaniDrama, History.1915United StatesThe Two OrphansHerbert BrenonDrama. Based on the play The Two Orphans.1915DenmarkThe Heart of Lady AlaineRevolutionsbryllupAugust BlomDrama. Based on the play Revolutionsbryllup.1916ItalyStorming of the BastilleLa presa della BastigliaEleuterio RodolfiHistorical drama. Storming of the Bastille1916ItalyMadame GuillotineMadame TallienEnrico GuazzoniMario CaseriniDrama. Based on the play Madame Tallien.1917United StatesThe Scarlet PimpernelRichard StantonAdventure. Based on a novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.1917United StatesMadame Du BarryJ. Gordon EdwardsDrama, History. Based on a novel Memoirs d’un médecin. Madame du Barry1917United StatesA Tale of Two CitiesFrank LloydDrama, History, Romance, War. Based on a novel A Tale of Two Cities.1918ItalyToscaAlfredo De AntoniDrama. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo1919Weimar RepublicCharlotte CordayFrederic ZelnikDrama, History.1919Weimar RepublicMadame DubarryErnst LubitschBiography, Drama, Romance. Madame du Barry1919United KingdomThe Elusive PimpernelMaurice ElveyAdventure, Drama. Based on a novel The Elusive Pimpernel.
1920s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script)DirectorSubject1920FranceNinety-threeQuatre-vingt-treize André AntoineAlbert CapellaniLéonard AntoineDrama, History. Based on a novel Ninety-Three.1920DenmarkLeaves from Satan's BookBlade af Satans bogCarl Theodor DreyerDrama.1921United StatesOrphans of the StormD. W. GriffithDrama, History, Romance. Based on the play The Two Orphans.1921Weimar RepublicDantonDimitri BuchowetzkiDrama. Based on the play Danton's Death. Georges Danton1922FranceJocelynLéon PoirierDrama, Romance. Adaptation of the poem Jocelyn.1922Weimar RepublicMarie Antoinette, the Love of a KingMarie Antoinette – Das Leben einer KöniginRudolf MeinertDrama, History. Marie Antoinette1923United KingdomUnited StatesI Will RepayHenry KolkerAdventure, Drama, History. Based on a novel I Will Repay.1923FranceThe Child KingL'Enfant-roiJean KemmLouis XVII1923United StatesScaramoucheRex IngramDrama, Romance. Drama. Based on a novel Scaramouche.1923FranceThe Courier of LyonL'Affaire du courrier de LyonLéon PoirierDrama, Historical. Courrier de Lyon case1925United KingdomThe Only WayHerbert WilcoxAdventure, Drama. Based on a novel A Tale of Two Cities.1926United KingdomThe Only WayHerbert WilcoxAdventure, Drama. Based on a novel A Tale of Two Cities.1927FranceNapoleonNapoléonAbel GanceBiography, Drama, History, War. Napoleon1928Weimar RepublicThe Last NightRevolutionshochzeitA.W. SandbergDrama. Based on the play Revolutionsbryllup.1928United KingdomThe Triumph of the Scarlet PimpernelT. Hayes HunterAdventure, Drama, Romance, War. Based on a novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
1930s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script)DirectorSubject1930United StatesDu Barry, Woman of PassionSam TaylorRomance, Drama. Based on the play Du Barry. Madame du Barry1930United StatesCaptain of the GuardJohn S. RobertsonPál FejösDrama, Musical, Romance, War.1931United KingdomMadame GuillotineReginald FogwellHistory, Romance.1931Weimar RepublicDantonHans BehrendtDrama. Georges Danton1931United KingdomThe Lyons MailArthur MaudeMystery, Adventure. Based on the play The Lyons Mail. Courrier de Lyon case1932FranceDantonAndré RoubaudHistory. Based on the play The Danton Case. Georges Danton1933FranceThe Two OrphansLes deux orphelinesMaurice TourneurDrama. Based on a play The Two Orphans.1934United KingdomThe Scarlet PimpernelHarold YoungAdventure, Drama. Based on a novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.1935United StatesA Tale of Two CitiesJack ConwayDrama, History, Romance. Based on a novel A Tale of Two Cities.1936United KingdomThe Prisoner of CorbalKarl GruneDrama, History, Romance. Based on a novel The Nuptials of Corbal.1936FranceItalySous la terreurFiordalisi d'oroMarcel CravenneGiovacchino Forzano1937FranceThe Courier of LyonL'affaire du courrier de LyonClaude Autant-LaraMaurice LehmannDrama, History. Courrier de Lyon case1937United KingdomThe Return of the Scarlet PimpernelHanns SchwarzDrama, History, Romance. Based on a novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.1938FranceLet's go up the Champs-ÉlyséesRemontons les Champs-ÉlyséesSacha GuitryRobert BibalComedy, Drama.1938ItalyThe Count of BrechardIl conte di BrechardMario BonnardDrama, History.1938FranceLa MarseillaiseJean RenoirDrama, History, Music, War.1938United StatesMarie AntoinetteW. S. Van DykeBiography, Drama, History, Music, Romance. Based on a biography Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman. Marie Antoinette1938Nazi GermanyRevolutionary WeddingRevolutionshochzeitHans H. ZerlettDrama. Based on the play Revolutionsbryllup.1939FranceThe Three DrumsLes Trois TamboursMaurice de CanongeDrama, History, War. Based on an unknown novel.
1940s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script)DirectorSubject1940United StatesNew MoonRobert Z. LeonardW. S. Van DykeAdventure, Music, Musical, Romance. Based on a operetta The New Moon.1941ItalyThe Story of ToscaToscaCarl KochDrama, Musical. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo1941FranceMadame Sans-GêneRoger RichebéComedy, Drama, History. Based on the play Madame Sans-Gêne. Catherine Hübscher1942ItalyLuisa SanfeliceLeo MenardiDrama. Based on a novel La Sanfelice. Luisa Sanfelice1942United KingdomThe Young Mr. PittCarol ReedBiography, Drama, Romance, War. William Pitt the Younger1942FranceMlle. DesireeLe Destin fabuleux de Désirée ClarySacha GuitryRené Le HénaffComedy, Drama, History. Désirée Clary1942ItalyThe Two OrphansLe due orfanelleCarmine GalloneDrama. Based on the play The Two Orphans.1944MexicoThe Two OrphansLas dos huérfanasJosé Benavides hijoDrama, Family. Based on the play The Two Orphans.1945FrancePamelaPamélaPierre de HérainDrama. Based on the play Pamela.1945ItalyThe blacksmith of the conventIl fabbro del conventoMax CalandriAdventure. Based on a novel Le Forgeron de la Cour-Dieu.1946United StatesThe Fighting GuardsmanHenry LevinAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance. Based on a novel The Companions of Jehu.1946United KingdomThe Laughing LadyPaul L. SteinDrama, Musical. Based on an unknown play.1947United KingdomEscape DangerousDigby Smith1947FranceThe RoyalistsLes ChouansHenri CalefAdventure, History. Based on a novel Les Chouans. Chouannerie1948FranceThe Lame DevilLe Diable boiteuxSacha GuitryBiography, Drama, History. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord1949United StatesThe Fighting O'FlynnArthur PiersonAction, Adventure, Romance, Thriller, War. Based on the play The Fighting O'Flynn. French expedition to Ireland (1796)1949United StatesReign of TerrorAnthony MannHistory, Romance, Thriller, War. Maximilien Robespierre
1950s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script)DirectorSubject1950United KingdomThe Elusive PimpernelMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerAdventure, Drama, Romance. Based on a novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.1951FranceDarling CarolineCaroline ChérieRichard PottierComedy. Based on a novel The loves of Caroline Cherie: A novel.1952United StatesScaramoucheGeorge SidneyAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Scaramouche.1953Soviet UnionAttack from the SeaКорабли штурмуют бастионыMikhail RommBiography, Drama, War. Fyodor Ushakov, Siege of Corfu (1798–1799)1953FranceA Caprice of Darling CarolineUn caprice de Caroline chérieJean DevaivreRomance, War. Based on a novel Un caprice de Caroline chérie.1953United KingdomUnited StatesSea DevilsRaoul WalshAction, Adventure, Drama, History. Based on a novel Toilers of the Sea.1953ItalyThe Knight of Maison RougeIl cavaliere di Maison RougeVittorio CottafaviAdventure, History. Based on a novel Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge.1954United StatesDésiréeHenry KosterBiography, Drama, History, Romance. Based on a novel Désirée.1954FranceItalyRoyal Affairs in VersaillesSi Versailles m'était contéSacha GuitryComedy, Drama, History. Palace of Versailles1954FranceCadet RousselleAndré HunebelleAdventure, Comedy.1954FranceItalyThe rebels of LomanachLes Révoltés de LomanachRichard PottierAdventure. War in the Vendée1954ItalyFranceThe Two OrphansLe due orfanelleGiacomo GentilomoAdventure, Drama. Based on the play The Two Orphans.1955FranceItalyNapoléonSacha GuitryBiography, Drama, War.1955FranceSpainCavalrymenLes HussardsAlex JofféComedy. Based on the play Les Hussards.1955FranceItalyAndrea ChénierClemente FracassiDrama. Based on an opera Andrea Chénier.1956ItalyToscaCarmine GalloneDrama, Musical, Romance. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo1956FranceIf Paris Were Told to UsSi Paris nous était contéSacha GuitryComedy, Drama, History.1956FranceItalyMarie Antoinette Queen of FranceMarie-Antoinette reine de FranceJean DelannoyDrama, History. Marie Antoinette1957United KingdomDangerous ExileBrian Desmond HurstAdventure, Drama, Romance. Louis XVII1958United KingdomA Tale of Two CitiesRalph ThomasDrama, History, Romance, War. Based on a novel A Tale of Two Cities.1968Soviet UnionMamelukeМамлюкმამლუქიDavid RondeliAction, Adventure, Romance, War. Based on the novella Mameluke. French campaign in Egypt and Syria
1960s