Synopsis
In 1794, Danton and Camille Desmoulins go against Robespierre. Danton claimes to be sick of the revolutionary struggle and seeks the company of women. He decides to meet Robespierre but is arrested shortly afterwards. At his trial, he rediscovers his oratorical powers, but whilst in prison, he expresses his feelings in the face of death...
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Key crew
- Claude BarmaDirector
Cast
- Georges WilsonGeorges-Jacques Danton
- Michel Le RoyerCamille Desmoulins
- Alain MottetMaximilien Robespierre
- Denis ManuelLouis-Antoine Saint-Just
- Jean-François RémiHérault de Séchelles
- Anne DoatJulie
- Édith ScobLucile Desmoulins
- Jacques DannovillePhilippeaux
- Paul Le PersonSimon
- Claudine RaffalliLa femme de Simon
- Bernard SalvageFouquier-Tinville
- Pierre GallonLe Lyonnais
Themes
french revolutionrobespierredantonadapted from a theatre scriptgeorg büchner