
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
Overview
This was a very human account of the lives and deaths of Marie Antoinette and Louis the XVI focusing primarily on Marie. It is an account of their lives from birth to death and the circumstances leading to the downfall of the French monarchy.
Top Cast
Caroline Bernard
Marie Antoinette
Philippe Altier
Louis XVI / Cardinal de Rohan

Marie‑Agnès Brigot
Marie-Thérèse
Clément Pelletier
Le cavalier au bal
Iris Vinson
La fille de Marie Antoinette
Thomas Levasseur
La fils de Marie Antoinette
Régis Reuilhac
Narrateur (voice)

Louise Lemoine Torrès
Marie-Antoninette (voice)

Beatrice Delfe
Marie-Thérèse (voice)
Yves Chenevoy
L'accusateur public (voice)

Antoine de Baecque
Self
Fanny Cosandey
Self
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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