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Director:
Writers:
Jean-Claude Carrière (writer)
Jacek Gasiorowski (writer)
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Release Date:
12 January 1983 (France) more
Plot:
Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations more
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(4 articles)
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Historically accurate film regarding the Reign of Terror more (19 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gérard Depardieu | ... | Danton |
 | Wojciech Pszoniak | ... | Robespierre |
| Anne Alvaro | ... | Eleonore |
| Roland Blanche | ... | Lacroix |
| Patrice Chéreau | ... | Camille Desmoulins (as Patrice Chereau) |
| Emmanuelle Debever | ... | Louison Danton |
| Krzysztof Globisz | ... | Amar |
 | Ronald Guttman | ... | Herman |
| Gérard Hardy | ... | Tallien |
| Tadeusz Huk | ... | Couthon |
| Stéphane Jobert | ... | Panis |
| Marian Kociniak | ... | Lindet |
| Marek Kondrat | ... | Barere de Vieuzac |
| Boguslaw Linda | ... | Saint Just |
| Alain Macé | ... | Héron (as Alain Mace) |
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Runtime:
136 min
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France | Poland | West Germany
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Spain:T | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:PG (original rating) (1983-2006) | Australia:PG | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG
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The part of famous painter Jacques-Louis David is played by a real painter, Franciszek Starowieyski. more
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Featured in Le fils du requin (1993) more
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The last desperate days of Danton and the so-called Moderate faction of the French Revolution is given an excellent treatment by Polish director Andrzej Wajda. Wojciech Pszoniak is truly outstanding as the icily determined Robespierre and Gerard Depardieu brings the full-bodied Danton to life. The last scene in the film, when a child reads the "Rights of Man" proclamation to Robespierre, is an eerie omen for what will come next. For students of the Reign of Terror and anyone else interested in this volatile time in history, this movie is a must.