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Danton

Danton

Jan 12, 1983 2h 16m
6.9
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Synopsis

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.

Title Danton
Companies Gaumont, Zespół Filmowy "X"
Countries Germany, France, Poland
Keywords france, paris, france, french revolution, biography, guillotine, trial, parliament, courthouse, 18th century, robespierre, reign of terror, republic, 1790s, danton
Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Georges Danton
Wojciech Pszoniak

Wojciech Pszoniak

Maximilien Robespierre
Patrice Chéreau

Patrice Chéreau

Camille Desmoulins
Angela Winkler

Angela Winkler

Lucile Desmoulins
Roland Blanche

Roland Blanche

Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir
Alain Macé

Alain Macé

François Héron
Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

François-Joseph Westermann
Anne Alvaro

Anne Alvaro

Eléonore Duplay
Bogusław Linda

Bogusław Linda

Antoine de Saint-Just
Emmanuelle Debever

Emmanuelle Debever

Louison Danton
Ronald Guttman

Ronald Guttman

Martial Herman
Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak

Robert Lindet
Tadeusz Huk

Tadeusz Huk

Georges Couthon
Stéphane Jobert

Stéphane Jobert

Étienne-Jean Panis
Marek Kondrat

Marek Kondrat

Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac
Serge Merlin

Serge Merlin

Pierre Philippeaux
Erwin Nowiaszak

Erwin Nowiaszak

Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon

Antoine Fouquier-Tinville
Andrzej Seweryn

Andrzej Seweryn

François-Louis Bourdon
Jerzy Trela

Jerzy Trela

Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Czesław Wołłejko

Czesław Wołłejko

Marc-Guillaume-Alexis Vadier
Wladimir Yordanoff

Wladimir Yordanoff

Chief of guards
Franciszek Starowieyski

Franciszek Starowieyski

Jacques-Louis David
Lucien Melki

Lucien Melki

Fabre d'Églantine
Jean-Loup Wolff

Jean-Loup Wolff

Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
Gérard Hardy

Gérard Hardy

Jean-Lambert Tallien
Bernard Maître

Bernard Maître

Louis Legendre
Szymon Zaleski

Szymon Zaleski

Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

Danton's Supporter (uncredited)