| Danton | |
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| Directed by | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
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| Based on | Danton's Death by Georg Büchner |
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| Cinematography | Arpad Viragh |
| Production company | Wörner-Filmgesellschaft |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent (German intertitles) |
Danton is a 1921 German silent historical film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ossip Runitsch. The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in the city on 4 May 1921. It was based on the 1835 play Danton's Death by Georg Büchner.
Synopsis
At the height of the Reign of Terror, Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
Cast
- Emil Jannings as Danton
- Werner Krauss as Robespierre
- Ossip Runitsch as Desmoulins
- Ferdinand von Alten as Herault-Séchelles
- Eduard von Winterstein as Gen. Westermann
- Charlotte Ander as Lucile Desmoulins
- Maly Delschaft as Julia
- Hilde Wörner [de] as Babette
- Hugo Döblin as Henriot
- Friedrich Kühne as Fouquier-Tinville
- Robert Scholz as St. Just
- Hans Dreier
- Albert Florath
References
- Grange p. 92
Bibliography
- Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
External links
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- 1921 films
- Films about Georges Danton
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- German historical films
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- Films directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
- German films based on plays
- 1920s historical films
- Films with screenplays by Carl Mayer
- Cultural depictions of Maximilien Robespierre
- German black-and-white films
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