La Commune (Paris, 1871)

La commune (Paris, 1871)
Directed byPeter Watkins
Written by
  • Agathe Bluysen
  • Peter Watkins
Produced by13 Production
La Sept ARTE
Musée d'Orsay
CinematographyOdd Geir Saether
Edited by
  • Agathe Bluysen
  • Patrick Watkins
  • Peter Watkins
Release dates
  • 26 May 2000 (2000-05-26) (Germany: TV premiere)
  • 3 July 2003 (2003-07-03) (United States)
  • 7 November 2007 (2007-11-07) (France)
Running time
345 min
220 min. (theatrical cut)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

La Commune (Paris, 1871) 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.