Danton
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.
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33 people
Gérard Depardieu
Georges Danton
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Wojciech Pszoniak
Maximilien Robespierre
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Patrice Chéreau
Camille Desmoulins
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Angela Winkler
Lucile Desmoulins
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Roland Blanche
Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir
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Alain Macé
François Héron
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Jacques Villeret
François-Joseph Westermann
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Anne Alvaro
Eléonore Duplay
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Bogusław Linda
Antoine de Saint-Just
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Emmanuelle Debever
Louison Danton
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Krzysztof Globisz
André Amar
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Ronald Guttman
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Andrzej Wajda Director · Agnieszka Holland Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay
Worldwide gross $10M · United States release September 28, 1983 · Produced in France, Poland, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,400,000
Production
Gaumont
Production
Zespół Filmowy "X"
Production
P.P. Film Polski
Production
France · Poland · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · January 12, 1983
Theatrical
France · January 12, 1983
Theatrical · Visa CNC 53682
United States · September 28, 1983
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
August 18, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
December 29, 1983 · Theatrical
May 15, 1986 · Physical
Belgium
April 7, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Canada
September 10, 1983 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
November 10, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
March 2, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
April 29, 1983 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
February 6, 1986 · Theatrical
Italy
September 1, 1983 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
November 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
February 11, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 9, 1984 · Theatrical
Poland
January 31, 1983 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 17, 1983 · Theatrical
Russia
October 21, 1989 · Limited theatrical · Premiere Order at the Polish Cultural Center (Moscow)
South Korea
November 20, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
April 27, 1984 · Theatrical
Uruguay
October 13, 1983 · Theatrical
XC
December 1, 1992 · Physical
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