Danton

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Georges Danton

Wojciech Pszoniak

Maximilien Robespierre

Patrice Chéreau

Camille Desmoulins

Angela Winkler

Lucile Desmoulins

Roland Blanche

Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir

Alain Macé

François Héron

Jacques Villeret

François-Joseph Westermann

Anne Alvaro

Eléonore Duplay

Bogusław Linda

Antoine de Saint-Just

Emmanuelle Debever

Louison Danton