Danton
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Danton

6.5 / 10 1921 1h 27mNR German
HistoryDrama

Storyline

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 & Crew

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Danton

Lead
Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Robespierre

Ferdinand von Alten

Ferdinand von Alten

Hérault-Séchelles

Friedrich Kühne

Friedrich Kühne

Fouquier-Tinville

Ossip Runitsch

Ossip Runitsch

Camille Desmoulins

Ev

Eduard von Winterstein

Genaral Westermann

HD

Hugo Döblin

Henriot

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Julia Danton

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dimitri Buchowetzki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Danton is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker