Danton (1983)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1983-01-12
Germany, France, Poland
136 Min.
PG-13
Drama, History
Overview
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.
Cast
Georges Danton
Maximilien Robespierre
Camille Desmoulins
Lucile Desmoulins
Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir
François Héron
François-Joseph Westermann
Eléonore Duplay
Antoine de Saint-Just
Louison Danton
André Amar
Martial Herman
Robert Lindet
Georges Couthon
Étienne-Jean Panis
Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac
Pierre Philippeaux
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
Lazare Carnot
Antoine Fouquier-Tinville
François-Louis Bourdon
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Marc-Guillaume-Alexis Vadier
Chief of guards
Duplay's servant
Jacques-Louis David
Fabre d'Églantine
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
Jean-Lambert Tallien
Louis Legendre
Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas
Danton's Supporter (uncredited)
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