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Danton
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Dimitri Buchowetzki Director
- Emil Jannings as Danton
- Werner Krauss as Robespierre
- Ferdinand von Alten as Hérault-Séchelles
- Friedrich Kühne as Fouquier-Tinville
- Ossip Runitsch as Camille Desmoulins
- Eduard von Winterstein as Genaral Westermann
- Hugo Döblin as Henriot
- Maly Delschaft as Julia Danton
- Robert Scholz as St. Just
- Hilde Woerner as Mädchen Babette
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