Danton
Danton

Danton

January 12, 1983136 min6.9FR
DramaHistory

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.

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Gérard Depardieu
Gérard DepardieuGeorges Danton
Wojciech Pszoniak
Wojciech PszoniakMaximilien Robespierre
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice ChéreauCamille Desmoulins
Angela Winkler
Angela WinklerLucile Desmoulins
Roland Blanche
Roland BlancheLacroix of Eure-et-Loir
Alain Macé
Alain MacéFrançois Héron
Jacques Villeret
Jacques VilleretFrançois-Joseph Westermann
Anne Alvaro
Anne AlvaroEléonore Duplay
Bogusław Linda
Bogusław LindaAntoine de Saint-Just
Emmanuelle Debever
Emmanuelle DebeverLouison Danton