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Danton

6.9(182)19832h 16m5

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.

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  • france
  • beheading
  • civil rights
  • french revolution
  • biography
  • guillotine
  • trial
  • parliament
  • period drama
  • courthouse
  • human rights
  • courtroom

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival28 Sept 1983
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical29 Dec 1983
    • PhysicalPG15 May 1986
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 1983
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical18 Aug 1983
  • BelgiumBE

    • TheatricalAL12 Jan 1983
    • Theatrical (limited)Gent7 Apr 1983
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical10 Nov 1983
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical2 Mar 1984
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTPVisa CNC 5368212 Jan 1983
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12West Germany29 Apr 1983
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical6 Feb 1986
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival1 Sept 1983
    • Theatrical1 Nov 1983
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical11 Feb 1984

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Danton was released on 12 January 1983.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/20/2025

    7/10

    Georges Danton (Gérard Depardieu) returns from his post French revolutionary rural existence to a Paris where the excesses and indifferences of the monarchy have now been replaced by those of the committees responsible for governing the country. He is determined to galvanise the population to rise against this new form of tyranny, but that means confronting his ailing friend Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) who is try…

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