Reign of Terror (1949)
"Open or shut… it can cost your life!"

Title: Reign of Terror
Original Title: Reign of Terror
Release Date: 1949-10-15
Status: Released
Rating: 6.94/10 (from 42 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Thriller, History
Production Companies: Walter Wanger Productions, Eagle-Lion Films
The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.
Cast

Robert Cummings
Charles D'Aubigny

Richard Basehart
Maximilian Robespierre

Richard Hart
François Barras

Arlene Dahl
Madeleine

Arnold Moss
Fouché

Norman Lloyd
Tallien

Charles McGraw
Sergeant

Beulah Bondi
Grandma Blanchard

Jess Barker
Saint-Just

Walter Bacon
Citizen (uncredited)