Charlotte Corday

Charlotte Corday

2008 · 93 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, History

Set in July 1793 during the outbreak of the French Revolution and the unleashing of the Reign of Terror, a young girl from Caen named Charlotte Corday plots to assassinate Jacobin newspaper editor Jean-Paul Marat.

Directed by Henri Helman · Written by Henri Helman

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