---
title: 'La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Watkins'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 345
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-commune-paris-1871-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257497/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)

2000 · 345 min · Drama, History · France


## Synopsis

La Commune  is a 2000 French docudrama directed by Peter Watkins. It tells the story of the Paris Commune, a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March 1871 after the defeat of Napoleon III during the Franco-Prussian War. The Commune only lasted for over two months before being defeated by the forces of Third Republic on 28 May. The film utilizes a pseudo-documentary format, following two fictional reporters as they provide on-the-ground coverage of the Commune's rise and fall. It was Watkins' final film before his death in October 2025.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Watkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-watkins)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Watkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-watkins)
- **Director of Photography:** [Odd-Geir Sæther](https://cinepixo.com/people/odd-geir-s-ther)

## Cast

- [Patrick Dell'Isola](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-dell-isola)
- [Aurélia Petit](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurelia-petit)
- [Laurent Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-roth)
- [Gérard Watkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-watkins)
- [François Damiens](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-damiens)

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