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The trial of Louis XVI—officially called "Citizen Louis Capet" since being dethroned—before the National Convention in December 1792 was a key event of the French Revolution. He was convicted of high treason and other crimes, resulting in his execution .
Madame Guillotine: Madame Tallien: Enrico Guazzoni Mario Caserini: Drama. Based on the play Madame Tallien. 1917 United States The Scarlet Pimpernel: Richard Stanton: Adventure. Based on a novel The Scarlet Pimpernel. 1917 United States Madame Du Barry: J. Gordon Edwards: Drama, History. Based on a novel Memoirs d’un médecin. Madame du Barry ...
Fantômas (pronounced [fɑ̃toˈmas]) is a French silent crime film serial directed by Louis Feuillade, based on the novel of the same name. [1] The five episodes, initially released throughout 1913–14, were restored under the direction of Jacques Champreaux and re-released in 2006.
Highwayman Nicolas Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine in France. La Marseillaise , the French national anthem , is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle . May 11 – Robert Gray's Columbia River expedition : Captain Robert Gray , on the Columbia Rediviva , becomes the first white man to discover the mouth of the ...
Madame Guillotine is a 1931 British historical romance film directed by Reginald Fogwell and starring Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne and Henry Hewitt. [1] It was shot at Isleworth Studios . [ 2 ]
After an attendant spills a salad over his jacket, she cancels their plans to attend a party and goes home on the subway with Louis. While on the train, her view of marrying for money is challenged by Louis and an elderly woman. The following day, a telegram arrives to inform Louis he is the winner of a prize of $150,000 in the Irish ...
The film began shooting in September 2011 and finished editing in April 2012. [3] [4] The conversion to 3D format was handled by Canadian visual effects company Vision Globale. [5] This is Li Yuchun's third time as a female action hero. She previously performed in Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) and The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011). [6]
Highwayman Nicolas Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine in France, in what becomes the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris. La Marseillaise , the French national anthem , is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg .