Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierre’s incitement, has begun a series of massive executions, The Terror. Confident in the people’s support, Danton clashes with his former ally, but calculating Robespierre soon rounds up Danton and his followers, tries them before a revolutionary tribunal and dipatches them to the guillotine. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.6/10 | |
Released: | January 12, 1983 | |
Runtime: | 136 min | |
Genres: | Drama History Biography | |
Companies: | Criterion Collection P.P. Film Polski Film Polski Gaumont | |
Cast: | Gérard Depardieu Roland Blanche Anne Alvaro Wojciech Pszoniak | |
Crew: | Jean-Claude Carrière Andrzej Wajda Agnieszka Holland Stanislawa Przybyszewska Boleslaw Michalek Jacek Gasiorowski | |
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