Danton

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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  Gérard Depardieu

  Georges Danton
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  Wojciech Pszoniak

  Maximilien Robespierre
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  Patrice Chéreau

  Camille Desmoulins
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  Angela Winkler

  Lucile Desmoulins
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  Roland Blanche

  Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir
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  Jacques Villeret

  François-Joseph Westermann
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  Anne Alvaro

  Eléonore Duplay
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  Bogusław Linda

  Antoine de Saint-Just
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  Emmanuelle Debever

  Louison Danton
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  Krzysztof Globisz

  André Amar