Danton

This pre-WW II German costume drama chronicles the French Revolution with a particular focus upon Danton, Robespierre, and Marat. It depicts the dramatic downfall and execution of Georges Danton in 1794 at the hands of Maximilien Robespierre. The film also presents an interesting, if not historically inaccurate, portrayal of Louis XVI.

• Hans BehrendtDirector
• Heinz GoldbergWriter
• Hans RehfischWriter

• Fritz KortnerDanton
• Lucie MannheimLouise Gély
• Gustaf GründgensRobespierre
• Alexander GranachMarat
• Gustav von WangenheimDesmoulin
• Ernst Stahl-NachbaurMalesherbes, Verteidiger von König Ludwig XVI.
• Hermann SpeelmansLegendre
• Werner SchottSaint-Just
• Georg JohnAnkläger
• Ernst Stahl-NachbaurLouis XVI
• Ferdinand HartGeneral Dumouriez
• Carl GoetzKleinrentner