Danton
movie
Released January 12, 1983
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
as
Georges Danton
Wojciech Pszoniak
as
Maximilien Robespierre
Patrice Chéreau
as
Camille Desmoulins
Angela Winkler
as
Lucile Desmoulins
Roland Blanche
as
Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir
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Alain Macé
as
François Héron
Jacques Villeret
as
François-Joseph Westermann
Anne Alvaro
as
Eléonore Duplay
Bogusław Linda
as
Antoine de Saint-Just
Emmanuelle Debever
as
Louison Danton
Krzysztof Globisz
as
André Amar
Ronald Guttman
as
Martial Herman
Crew
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Henri Laurent
as
Casting
Igor Luther
as
Director of Photography
Andrzej Wajda
as
Director
Allan Starski
as
Production Design
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Gilles Vaster
as
Art Direction
Agnieszka Holland
as
Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carrière
as
Screenplay
Halina Prugar-Ketling
as
Editor
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Marie-Christine Lafosse
as
Casting
Margaret Ménégoz
as
Producer
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
as
Producer
Jean Prodromidès
as
Original Music Composer