Danton (1983)

Danton (1983)

1983-01-12 Germany, France, Poland 136 Min. PG-13
6.9 157 votes

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

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

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