Danton

Danton (1983)

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.

Date of release
1983-01-12
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (182)
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Andrzej Wajda

Casting

  • Gérard Depardieu — Georges Danton
  • Wojciech Pszoniak — Maximilien Robespierre
  • Patrice Chéreau — Camille Desmoulins
  • Angela Winkler — Lucile Desmoulins
  • Roland Blanche — Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir
  • Alain Macé — François Héron
  • Jacques Villeret — François-Joseph Westermann
  • Anne Alvaro — Eléonore Duplay
  • Bogusław Linda — Antoine de Saint-Just
  • Emmanuelle Debever — Louison Danton
  • Krzysztof Globisz — André Amar
  • Ronald Guttman — Martial Herman

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