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Danton

  • 19831983
  • PGPG
  • 2h 16m
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7.4/10
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Danton (1983)
In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
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In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
7.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Andrzej Wajda
  • Writers
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
    • Stanislawa Przybyszewska(based on the play by: "L'Affaire Danton/Sprawa Dantona")
    • Andrzej Wajda(in collaboration with)
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Wojciech Pszoniak
    • Anne Alvaro
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  • Director
    • Andrzej Wajda
  • Writers
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
    • Stanislawa Przybyszewska(based on the play by: "L'Affaire Danton/Sprawa Dantona")
    • Andrzej Wajda(in collaboration with)
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Wojciech Pszoniak
    • Anne Alvaro
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    • 41User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Dantonas Danton
    Wojciech Pszoniak
    Wojciech Pszoniak
    • Robespierreas Robespierre
    Anne Alvaro
    • Éléonore Duplayas Éléonore Duplay
    Roland Blanche
    • Lacroixas Lacroix
    Patrice Chéreau
    Patrice Chéreau
    • Camille Desmoulinsas Camille Desmoulins
    • (as Patrice Chereau)
    Emmanuelle Debever
    • Louison Dantonas Louison Danton
    Krzysztof Globisz
    Krzysztof Globisz
    • Amaras Amar
    Ronald Guttman
    Ronald Guttman
    • Hermanas Herman
    Gérard Hardy
    • Tallienas Tallien
    Tadeusz Huk
    Tadeusz Huk
    • Couthonas Couthon
    Stéphane Jobert
    • Panisas Panis
    Marian Kociniak
    Marian Kociniak
    • Lindetas Lindet
    Marek Kondrat
    Marek Kondrat
    • Barère de Vieuzacas Barère de Vieuzac
    Boguslaw Linda
    Boguslaw Linda
    • Saint Justas Saint Just
    Alain Macé
    • Héronas Héron
    • (as Alain Mace)
    Bernard Maître
    • Legendreas Legendre
    Lucien Melki
    • Fabre d'Eglantineas Fabre d'Eglantine
    Serge Merlin
    • Philippeauxas Philippeaux
    • Director
      • Andrzej Wajda
    • Writers
      • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
      • Stanislawa Przybyszewska(based on the play by: "L'Affaire Danton/Sprawa Dantona")
      • Andrzej Wajda(in collaboration with)
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    • Trivia
      Robespierre and all the characters in his faction are played by Polish actors speaking in Polish, dubbed into French for the French release, while Danton and all the characters in his faction are played by French actors speaking in French.
    • Goofs
      Robespierre tells Jacques Louis David to remove Fabre d'Englantine from the painting of the Tennis Court Oath. David objects, saying, "But he was there," but removes d'Englantine. In truth, d'Englantine did not take part in the Tennis Court Oath, since in 1789 he was not a deputy to the Estates General. Thus, the film falsifies history.
    • Quotes

      Robespierre: For the country's good we must be ruthless. We can't afford to be just. We'd have to rule by terror. You know what that is? Terror is nothing but despair.

    • Crazy credits
      Anne Alvaro gets an "and introducing" credit ("et pour la première fois à l'écran").
    • Alternate versions
      The dialogue in the dubbed version with American voice actors sometimes differs sharply from the original: for example, Robespierre's last words to Saint-Just are not the dismissive "Don't wake me when you leave" ("Ne me réveillez pas quand tu sortiras") but the prophetic "Whatever happens will happen soon" (so that, like Danton, he apparently realises he will shortly meet Danton's fate).
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Nate and Hayes/A Night in Heaven/The Big Score/Terms of Endearment/Danton (1983)

    User reviews41

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    Top review
    10/10
    The Terror
    This is one of the best movies on the French Revolution ever produced. Being a person well versed in the the period I was amazed at the level of detail. The costumes are spot on. Even the detailed little day to day items such as ink wells, serving plates etc are all perfect. As an American living in France who has access to the sites in the movie through his membership in various historical associations such as the Napoleonic Alliance I can not over state how impressed I was with the visual accuracy of the film.

    The dialogue where known is virtual quotations and the where not recorded is in character. I was extremely pleased with this movie and am disappointed that it is not out on DVD yet. This is how historical drama should be done. Must see....
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    5
    • lavean
    • Dec 13, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1983 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Poland
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Дантон
    • Filming locations
      • Jossigny, Seine-et-Marne, France
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • TF1 Films Production
      • Société Française de Production Cinématographique (S.F.P.C.)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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