Danton
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.
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Top Cast
Fritz Kortner
Danton
Gustaf Gründgens
Robespierre
Lucie Mannheim
Louise Gély
Alexander Granach
Marat
Gustav von Wangenheim
Desmoulins
Werner Schott
Saint Just
Hermann Speelmans
Legendre
Georg John
Fouquier-Tinville, der öffentliche Ankläger
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
König Ludwig XVI. von Frankreich
Walter Werner
Malsherbes, der Verteidiger des Königs
Georg H. Schnell
Der Herzog von Coburg
Ferdinand Hart
General Dumouriez
Carl Goetz
Ein Kleinrentner
Till Klockow
Cornelia, Robespierres Haushälterin
Friedrich Gnaß
Sanson, der Henker von Paris
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