Danton(Movie, 1983)

Name: Danton
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1983
Duration: T02:16:00
Rating: 3.4

2h 16min | Genres: Drama, History

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 70 votes)

Danton (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃tɔ̃]) is a 1983 French-language film depicting the last weeks of Georges Danton, one of the leaders of the French Revolution. It is an adaptation of the 1929 play The Danton Case by Stanisława Przybyszewska. The film stars Gérard Depardieu in the title role, with Wojciech Pszoniak as Maximilien Robespierre, and Patrice Chéreau as Camille Desmoulins. It was directed by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda and was an international co-production between companies in France, Poland and West Germany. All supporters of Danton (with the exception of Bourdon, who would later betray him) are played by French actors, while Robespierre's allies are played by Poles. Alain Depardieu, Gérard's brother, is listed in the credits as Director of Production. Not always rigidly historical, the film was accused of drawing parallels between the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the situation in co... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Danton

Louis Delluc Prize César Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language nominated for: César Award for Best Actor nominated for: César Award for Best Sound nominated for: César Award for Best Adaptation nominated for: César Award for Best Film nominated for: César Award for Best Director nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

About Danton

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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Danton ( 1983 - bande annonce )(Trailer, 2:57)

Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, France, Poland

Plays in: Paris

Based on the work of: Stanisława Przybyszewska ("The Danton Case")

Made by: Gaumont, P.P. Film Polski

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 19 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/12/1983

Appearing Characters: Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Maximilien Robespierre, Éléonore Duplay, Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins, Jean-Pierre-André Amar, François Joseph Westermann, Lucile Duplessis, Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, Jean-Baptiste Robert Lindet, Pierre Philippeaux, François Héron, Martial Joseph Amant Herman, Fabre d'Églantine, Jean-François Delacroix, Étienne-Jean Panis, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier, Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Jean-Lambert Tallien, Georges Couthon, Bertrand Barère, Louis Legendre, Lazare Carnot, François Louis Bourdon, Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas

Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Patrice Chéreau, Angela Winkler, Serge Merlin, Roland Blanche, Alain Macé, Bogusław Linda, Roger Planchon, Krzysztof Globisz, Marian Kociniak, Stéphane Jobert, Jacques Villeret, Ronald Guttman, Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Trela, Marek Kondrat, Wladimir Yordanoff, Leonard Pietraszak, Tadeusz Huk, Małgorzata Zajączkowska, Czesław Wołłejko, Artus de Penguern, Franciszek Starowieyski, Erwin Nowiaszek, Gérard Hardy, Tadeusz Huk, Emmanuelle Debever, Lucien Melki, Jean-Loup Wolff, Bernard Maître, Szymon Zaleski

Director: Andrzej Wajda

Producer: Margaret Ménégoz

Screenwriter: Jean-Claude Carrière, Andrzej Wajda, Agnieszka Holland, Bolesław Michałek, Stanisława Przybyszewska

Film Editor: Halina Prugar-Ketling

Director of Photography: Igor Luther

Composer: Jean Prodromidès

Production Designer: Allan Starski

Keywords: biography, french revolution

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