Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
Credits
Danton Cast
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Character |
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Gérard Depardieu
He was 34, now 75 years old
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as Georges Danton |
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Jacques Villeret
He was 31, 53 years old when he died
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as Westermann |
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Serge Merlin
He was 49, 86 years old when he died
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Leonard Pietraszak
He was 46, now 88 years old
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Krzysztof Globisz
He was 25, now 67 years old
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as Amar |
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Wladimir Yordanoff
He was 28, now 70 years old
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Andrzej Seweryn
He was 36, now 78 years old
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Angela Winkler
She was 38, now 80 years old
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as Lucile Desmoulins |
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Marian Kociniak
He was 47, 80 years old when he died
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as Lindet |
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Malgorzata Zajaczkowska
She was 26, now 68 years old
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as Servante Duplay |
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Ronald Guttman
He was 30, now 72 years old
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as Herman |
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Alain Macé
He was 37, now 78 years old
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as Héron |
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Bogusław Linda
He was 30, now 72 years old
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as Saint-Just |
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Jerzy Trela
He was 40, now 82 years old
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Roland Blanche
He was 39, 55 years old when he died
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as Lacroix |
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Roger Planchon
He was 51, 77 years old when he died
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Czesław Wołłejko
He was 66, 70 years old when he died
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Patrice Chéreau
He was 38, 68 years old when he died
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as Camille Desmoulins |
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Marek Kondrat
He was 32, now 74 years old
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Tadeusz Huk
He was 34, now 76 years old
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Wojciech Pszoniak
He was 41, now 82 years old
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as Maximilien Robespierre |
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Stéphane Jobert
He was 30, now 71 years old
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Anne Alvaro
She was 31, now 73 years old
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as Eléonore |
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Emmanuelle Debever
She was 19, now 61 years old
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as Louison Danton |
Danton Crew
