Danton (1983)

Title: Danton
Original Title: Danton
Release Date: 1983-01-12
Status: Released
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 162 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: Drama, History
Production Companies: Gaumont, Zespół Filmowy "X"
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
Georges Danton

Wojciech Pszoniak
Maximilien Robespierre

Patrice Chéreau
Camille Desmoulins

Angela Winkler
Lucile Desmoulins

Roland Blanche
Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir

Alain Macé
François Héron

Jacques Villeret
François-Joseph Westermann

Anne Alvaro
Eléonore Duplay

Bogusław Linda
Antoine de Saint-Just

Emmanuelle Debever
Louison Danton