1788 (1978)
Overview
The story of a small village in Touraine between 1788 and 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, with its lord, its wealthy peasants, and its poor. The wealthy peasants, expelled from the communal pastures by the count, take him to court. Guillaume Coquard joins the other villagers in drafting the cahiers de doléances (lists of grievances). On the eve of the convocation of the Estates General, the village loses its lawsuit. On the night of August 4, 1789, the deputies vote to abolish privileges. The peasants will be able to buy them back. But the poorest wonder: with what?
Cast
Richard Fontana
Guillaume Coquard
René Camoin
Le comte
Aline Bertrand
Clémence Coquard
Jacques Mathou
Renaud Martin
Gaëtan Jor
Le curé
Jean-Louis Le Goff
Maître Tessier
Jean-Pierre Bagot
Nicolas Martineau
Gérard Desarthe
Le colporteur
Yvon Sarray
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