Danton (1983)

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136 min - Biography | Drama | History - 12 January 1983 (France)

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Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety... See full summary »

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Writers:

Jean-Claude Carrière (scenario), Stanislawa Przybyszewska (based on the play by: "L'Affaire Danton/Sprawa Dantona"), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak and Anne Alvaro

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Gérard Depardieu	...	Danton
	Wojciech Pszoniak	...	Robespierre
	Anne Alvaro	...	Éléonore Duplay
	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	...	Barère de Vieuzac
	Boguslaw Linda	...	Saint Just
	Alain Macé	...	Héron (as Alain Mace)

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Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierre's incitement, has begun a series of massive executions, The Terror. Confident in the peoples' support, Danton clashes with his former ally, but calculating Robespierre soon rounds up Danton and his followers, tries them before a revolutionary tribunal and dipatches them to the guillotine. Written by Polish Cinema Database <http://info.fuw.edu.pl/Filmy/>

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