Danton (1921 film)
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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. It premiered in Berlin on 4 May 1921.[1] It was based on the play Danton's Death by Georg Büchner.
Synopsis[]
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[]
- 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
- 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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Categories:
- 1921 films
- Biographical films about Georges Danton
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- German historical films
- UFA GmbH films
- Films directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
- German films based on plays
- 1920s historical films
- Films with screenplays by Carl Mayer
- Cultural depictions of Georges Danton
- Cultural depictions of Maximilien Robespierre
- German black-and-white films
- Adaptations of works by Georg Büchner
- 1920s German film stubs
- Historical film stubs