''Danton'' is a 1932

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directed by André Roubaud and starring

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. It depicts the life of the

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Georges Danton Georges Jacques Danton (; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution. He became a deputy to the Paris Commune, presided in the Cordeliers district, and visited the Jacobin club. In Augus ...

and his eventual execution by hardliners of the Revolution. It was based in part on the 1929 play ''

The Danton Case ''The Danton Case'' is a 1929 historical play by the Polish writer Stanisława Przybyszewska. The work portrays the conflict between the rival revolutionaries Maximilien Robespierre and Georges Danton during the French Revolution, particularly i ...

'' by

Stanisława Przybyszewska Stanisława Przybyszewska (; 1 October 1901 – 15 August 1935) was a Polish dramatist who is mostly known for her plays about the French Revolution. Her 1929 play '' The Danton Case'', which examines the conflict between Maximilien Robespierre an ...

.Stam & Raengo p.195

Cast

- Danton *

- Gabrielle Danton *

- Fabre d'Églantine *

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- Camille Desmoulins * Simone Rouvière - Lucile Desmoulins *

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- Le père Charpentier * Marguerite Weintenberger - Louise Danton * Louis Merlac - Le boucher Legendre *

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- Le général Westermann

References

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.

External links

* 1932 films 1930s historical drama films French historical drama films Films about Georges Danton 1930s French-language films Cultural depictions of Georges Danton Cultural depictions of Maximilien Robespierre French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{historic-film-stub