Danton (1921 film)
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent (German intertitles ) |
Danton is a 1921
historical film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ossip Runitsch. The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in the city on 4 May 1921.[1] It was based on the 1835 play Danton's Death by Georg Büchner
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Danton
- Robespierre
- Ossip Runitsch as Desmoulins
- Ferdinand von Alten as Herault-Séchelles
- Eduard von Winterstein as Gen. Westermann
- Charlotte Ander as Lucile Desmoulins
- Maly Delschaft as Julia
- Hilde Wörner as Babette
- Hugo Döblin as Henriot
- Fouquier-Tinville
- St. Just
- Hans Dreier
- Albert Florath
References
- ^ Grange p. 92
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
External links
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