Overview - Danton

Overview

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

• Name: Gérard Depardieu

  Character: Georges Danton

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• Name: Wojciech Pszoniak

  Character: Maximilien Robespierre

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• Name: Patrice Chéreau

  Character: Camille Desmoulins

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• Name: Angela Winkler

  Character: Lucile Desmoulins

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• Name: Roland Blanche

  Character: Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir

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• Name: Alain Macé

  Character: François Héron

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• Name: Jacques Villeret

  Character: François-Joseph Westermann

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• Name: Anne Alvaro

  Character: Eléonore Duplay

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