Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Danton's Death
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Music
Music by Artur Guttmann
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Nicolas Farkas
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Heinz GoldbergWriter
- Hans RehfischWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 21, 1931
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
Fritz KortnerDanton
Gustaf GründgensRobespierre
Lucie MannheimLouise Gély
Alexander GranachMarat
Gustav von WangenheimDesmoulins- Werner SchottSaint Just
Hermann SpeelmansLegendre
Georg JohnFouquier-Tinville, der öffentliche Ankläger
Ernst Stahl-NachbaurKönig Ludwig XVI. von Frankreich
Walter WernerMalsherbes, der Verteidiger des Königs
Georg H. SchnellDer Herzog von Coburg
Ferdinand HartGeneral Dumouriez
Carl GoetzEin Kleinrentner- Till KlockowCornelia, Robespierres Haushälterin
Friedrich GnaßSanson, der Henker von Paris
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