Danton (1932 film)
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| Language | French |
Danton is a 1932 French historical drama film directed by and starring Jacques Grétillat, and Jacques Dumesnil. It depicts the life of the French revolutionary Georges Danton and his eventual execution by hardliners of the Revolution. It was based in part on the 1929 play The Danton Case by Stanisława Przybyszewska.[1]
Cast[]
- Jacques Grétillat - Danton
- - Gabrielle Danton
- Jacques Dumesnil - Fabre d'Églantine
- André Fouché - Camille Desmoulins
- - Lucile Desmoulins
- - Le père Charpentier
- - Louise Danton
- - Le boucher Legendre
- Thomy Bourdelle - Le général Westermann
References[]
- ^ Stam & Raengo p.195
Bibliography[]
- Oscherwitz, Dayna. Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage. SIU Press, 2010.
- Stam, Robert & Raengo, Alessandra. A Companion to Literature and Film. John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
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Categories:
- 1932 films
- French-language films
- 1930s historical drama films
- French historical drama films
- Biographical films about Georges Danton
- French films
- Cultural depictions of Georges Danton
- Cultural depictions of Maximilien Robespierre
- 1930s French film stubs
- Historical film stubs
- French black-and-white films