Danton
Kortner as Danton
Directed byHans Behrendt
Written by
Produced byArnold Pressburger
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byRené Métain
Music byArtur Guttmann
Production
company
Distributed bySüd-Film
Release date
  • 21 January 1931 (1931-01-21)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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

The film is set in France at the time of 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 followed and death sentences were 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DANTON (1931) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Hake p. 247

Bibliography

  • Hake, Sabine (2002). German National Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-08901-2.


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