Danton

Danton, a film of highly dramatic power, at once a mature study of the revolutionary mentality and an absorbing intellectual spectacle. “L’Incorruptible” Robespierre holds fast to the ideals of the French Revolution as it turns into a reign of terror. Tired of the bloodshed, Danton pleads for a negotiated peace with the enemies on France’s borders. Both are idealists. Both are right. Both are doomed. Stars Gerard Depardieu as Danton.

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Credits

director

Andrzej Wajda

co-producer

Barbara Pec-Slesicka

Margaret Menegoz

Duration

02:16:00:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300887

Language

French

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - France

Feature films → Feature films - Poland

Foreign language films

History → Danton, Georges Jacques, 1759-1794

History → France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799

History → History

People → Danton, Georges Jacques, 1759-1794

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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France, 1983

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