Danton (1931 film)
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.jpg) Kortner as Danton | |
| Directed by | Hans Behrendt |
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| Produced by | Arnold Pressburger |
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| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | René Métain |
| Music by | Artur Guttmann |
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| Distributed by | Süd-Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Danton is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Fritz Kortner, Lucie Mannheim and Gustaf Gründgens.[1] It depicts the dramatic downfall and execution of Georges Danton in 1794 at the hands of Maximilien Robespierre.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film is set amidst the French Revolution. The revolutionaries are discussing what happened to King Louis XVI should happen. The group around Georges Danton advocates the execution. The king is tried and executed. Further trials against nobles follow and death sentences are pronounced en masse. When Danton visits a prison, he falls in love with the prisoner Louise Gély. Now Danton comes into conflict with his opponent Robespierre. Robespierre succeeds in bringing Danton to the dock and his former comrade-in-arms Danton is also sentenced to death and executed under the guillotine.
Cast
[edit]- Fritz Kortner as Danton
- Lucie Mannheim as Louise Gely
- Gustaf Gründgens as Robespierre
- Alexander Granach as Marat
- Gustav von Wangenheim as Desmoulins
- Werner Schott as St. Just
- Hermann Speelmans as Legendre
- Georg John as Fouquier-Tinville
- Walter Werner as Malsherbes
- Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Louis XVI
- Georg H. Schnell as The Duke of Coburg
- Ferdinand Hart as General Dumouriez
- Carl Goetz as Kleinrentner
- Till Klockow as Cornelia
- Friedrich Gnaß as Sanson
See also
[edit]- Danton (1921)
References
[edit]- ^ "DANTON (1931) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Hake p. 247
Bibliography
[edit]- Hake, Sabine (2002). German National Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-08901-2.
External links
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