The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Dimitri BuchowetzkiScreenplay
- Dimitri BuchowetzkiDirector
- Carl MayerScreenplay
Cast
- Emil JanningsDanton
- Werner KraussRobespierre
- Ferdinand von AltenHérault-Séchelles
- Friedrich KühneFouquier-Tinville
- Ossip RunitschCamille Desmoulins
- Eduard von WintersteinGenaral Westermann
- Hugo DöblinHenriot
- Maly DelschaftJulia Danton
- Robert ScholzSt. Just
- Hilde WoernerMädchen Babette
- Charlotte AnderLucile Desmoulins
- Bernd AldorMinor Role (rumored)
Stills
Themes
french revolutionguillotine