Danton
1983 · 136 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 7,995 VOTES · DIR. Andrzej Wajda
Overview
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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00:00:26 A French-Polish Coproduction
00:10:12 We'll soon fix that
00:18:33 You forget all that Danton has done in your eagerness to cut him down
00:22:15 You know what that means?
00:26:10 He just wants us to show our hand. So we do nothing, we stay calm
00:29:40 ...than this invisible police, with its numerous informers...
00:36:29 Good evening. l kept you waiting, l'm sorry
00:41:01 Now you chop off any head that stands out - was that our goal?
00:44:23 lf you insist...
00:50:19 lt was the other way round
00:55:38 Danton and his accomplices too
00:58:51 - Who? - Georges Danton
01:03:27 But to condemn them in writing - that was unforgivable
01:12:44 - Bourdon, you take the stand - l can't, l won't know what to say
01:16:54 - We challenge the indictment - No, you've done well
01:22:27 l don't want to die, l have a right to live
01:28:21 Has the Committee gone mad?
01:31:26 Three reasons to condemn an honest man
01:35:59 But l ought not say so
01:41:36 l, Danton, appeal to you! You alone have the right to judge me
01:45:13 Only a conspirator, an enemy of the government, could thus insult...
01:52:01 What decree?
01:55:27 ...the accused, Danton
02:04:50 l don't understand