The Revolution will be televised!

Step into the tumultuous world of 18th century France and meet the characters whose fates will collide and forever change the course of history…

Louis XVI, the weak-willed King; his reviled wife Marie Antoinette; the bloodthirsty journalist, Jean-Paul Marat; and the man who would ultimately be consumed by the fires of his own revolution: Maximilien Robespierre. Shot on location in France and Romania, this sumptuous, two-hour film takes viewers from the gilded courts of Versailles to the chaotic streets of Paris where, in the shadow of the guillotine, a new republic will be born in blood – the blood of THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.

Produced and Directed by

Doug Shultz

Written by

Doug Shultz

Hilary Sio

Thomas Emil

Co-producer

Sandya Viswanathan

Cinematography

Alex Sterian

Peter Schnall

Editors

Mark Fason

Molly McKinley

Mako Kamitsuna

Original Music

Gary Pozner, Whirled Music

Supervising Producer

Hilary Sio

Coordinating Producers

Tina Ver

Whitney Johnson

Narrator

Edward Hermann

Archival Research

Georgina Crawford

Executive Producers

Peter Schnall

Hilary Sio

Location Manager

Christian Comeaga, Domino Films, Romania

Sandrine Dumas, Froggie Productions, France

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—For the History Channel—

Executive Producer

Beth Dietrich-Segarra

Genre Online, January, 2005

"This is undoubtedly must-see thinking person’s TV."

The New York Times, January 17, 2005

"A well-done overview of what a talking-head expert calls 'the most important event in Western history.' This is an intelligent production, enlivened by little human dramas like the king and queen's near-escape from France in 1791, disguised as servants."

Telly Award, 2006

Bronze Winner