1788 (1978)
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?
Director: Maurice Failevic
![]() |
Georges Goubert as Joseph Coquard |
![]() |
Richard Fontana as Guillaume Coquard |
![]() |
René Camoin as Le comte |
![]() |
Aline Bertrand as Clémence Coquard |
![]() |
Jacques Mathou as Renaud Martin |
![]() |
Micheline Muc as Rosine Martin |
![]() |
Jean Puyberneau as Le juge |
![]() |
Gaëtan Jor as Le curé |
![]() |
Jean-Louis Le Goff as Maître Tessier |
![]() |
Jean-Pierre Bagot as Nicolas Martineau |
![]() |
Jean Soustre as Antoine Pages |
![]() |
Gérard Desarthe as Le colporteur |
![]() |
Yvon Sarray as René Lenfant |
| Directing | Maurice Failevic | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Dominique de la Rochefoucauld | Writer |