Danton 's Death is arguably the most dramatic and penetrating study of revolution ever written. Georg Biichner concentrates on that moment in 1794 when the Reign of Terror, already well established, spills over into a total blood-bath. The play, adapted by director Alan Clarke and Stuart Griffiths, both highly imaginative and closely documentary, shows how the great hero of the early phase of the Revolution, Danton, sickened by the excesses of the guillotine, which he helped to create, wants to call a halt. But Robespierre and Saint-Just, the leaders of the extremists, with a ferocious puritanical zeal, spur on ' the wild horses of the Revolution.'
Credits
Danton's Death Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Anthony Higgins
He was 30, now 77 years old
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as Camille |
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Zoë Wanamaker
She was 28, now 75 years old
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as Lucille |
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Don Henderson
He was 45, 64 years old when he died
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as Mercier |
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Shane Briant
He was 31, now 78 years old
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as Hérault-Séchelles |
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Emma Garden
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as Marion |
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Norman Rodway
He was 49, 72 years old when he died
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as Danton |
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Ian Richardson
He was 44, 72 years old when he died
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as Robespierre |
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James Aubrey
He was 30, 62 years old when he died
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as Lacroix |
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Jonathan Adams
He was 10, 37 years old when he died
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as Collot d'Herbois |
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Roger Sloman
He was 31, now 78 years old
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as Barère |
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Kate Fahy
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as Julie |
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Michael Bilton
He was 58, 73 years old when he died
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as 1st Gentleman |
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Christopher Banks
He was 1, now 47 years old
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as 2nd Gentleman |
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Michael Cronin
He was 36, now 82 years old
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as Billaud-Varennes |
Danton's Death Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Georg Büchner as Theatre Play. He was 164 (23) years old when He died
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Writing |
