Danton

Danton

1983
2h 16m
6.8

6.8/10

174 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Cast

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

Krzysztof Globisz
Krzysztof Globisz

André Amar

Ronald Guttman
Ronald Guttman

Martial Herman

Key Crew

Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Margaret Ménégoz
Producer
Agnieszka Holland
Screenplay
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Producer
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Emmanuel Schlumberger
Producer
Jacek Gąsiorowski
Screenplay
Bolesław Michałek
Screenplay