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Danton

Danton

1921•1h 27m•6.5/10
HistoryDrama

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6.5/10(4)

At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.

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Production

Wörner-Filmgesellschaft

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Danton

Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Robespierre

Ferdinand von Alten

Ferdinand von Alten

Hérault-Séchelles

Friedrich Kühne

Friedrich Kühne

Fouquier-Tinville

Ossip Runitsch

Ossip Runitsch

Camille Desmoulins

Eduard von Winterstein

Genaral Westermann

Hugo Döblin

Henriot

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Julia Danton

Robert Scholz

Robert Scholz

St. Just

Hilde Woerner

Hilde Woerner

Mädchen Babette

Charlotte Ander

Charlotte Ander

Lucile Desmoulins

Bernd Aldor

Bernd Aldor

Minor Role (rumored)

Hans Dreier

Minor Role (rumored)

Albert Florath

Albert Florath

Aufwiegler

Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach

Minor Role (rumored)

Fritz Kortner

Fritz Kortner

Minor Role (rumored)

Elke Lorenz

Aufwieglerin

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Minor Role (rumored)

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