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12/01/1983 Drama, History 2h 16m
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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.

  1. Andrzej Wajda

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gérard Depardieu

    Georges Danton

  2. Wojciech Pszoniak

    Maximilien Robespierre

  3. Patrice Chéreau

    Camille Desmoulins

  4. Angela Winkler

    Lucile Desmoulins

  5. Roland Blanche

    Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir

  6. Alain Macé

    François Héron

  7. Jacques Villeret

    François-Joseph Westermann

  8. Anne Alvaro

    Eléonore Duplay

  9. Bogusław Linda

    Antoine de Saint-Just

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-20
Georges Danton (Gérard Depardieu) returns from his post French revolutionary rural existence to a Paris where the excesses and indifferences of the monarchy have now been replaced by those of the committees responsible for governing the country. He is determined to galvanise the population to rise against this new form of tyranny, but that means confronting his ailing friend Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) who is trying to keep the revolution from imploding and, initially at any rate, to keep Danton alive. With the cauldron in danger of boiling over though, and with conspirators whispering in...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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