Danton (1921)
At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
- Date of release
- 1921-05-03
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Director
- Dimitri Buchowetzki
Casting
- Emil Jannings — Danton
- Werner Krauss — Robespierre
- Ferdinand von Alten — Hérault-Séchelles
- Friedrich Kühne — Fouquier-Tinville
- Ossip Runitsch — Camille Desmoulins
- Eduard von Winterstein — Genaral Westermann
- Hugo Döblin — Henriot
- Maly Delschaft — Julia Danton
- Robert Scholz — St. Just
- Hilde Woerner — Mädchen Babette
- Charlotte Ander — Lucile Desmoulins
- Bernd Aldor — Minor Role (rumored)
Interesting facts
- Based on: Danton's Death
Danton is a 1921 German silent historical film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ossip Runitsch. The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in the city on 4 May 1921. It was based on the 1835 play Danton's Death by Georg Büchner.
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