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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Fritz KortnerDanton
Gustaf GründgensRobespierre
Lucie MannheimLouise Gély
Alexander GranachMarat
Gustav von WangenheimDesmoulins
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 DumouriezExplore the crew
- Director
- Hans Behrendt
- Director of Photography
- Nicolas Farkas
- Writer
- Heinz Goldberg
- Writer
- Hans Rehfisch