Danton (1921 film)

Danton
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	Georg Büchner (play) Johnstone Craig Carl Mayer Dimitri Buchowetzki
Starring	Emil Jannings Werner Krauss Ossip Runitsch Ferdinand von Alten
Cinematography	Arpad Viragh
Production company	Wörner-Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	UFA (Germany) First National Pictures (US)
Release dates	4 May 1921
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. It was based on the play Danton's Death by Georg Büchner.

Synospsis

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
• Hilde Woerner as Babette
• Hugo Döblin as Henriot
• Friedrich Kühne as Fouquier-Tinville
• Robert Scholz as St. Just
• Hans Dreier
• Albert Florath

Bibliography

• Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• Danton at IMDb