Top Cast
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Emil Jannings
Danton
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Werner Krauss
Robespierre
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Ferdinand von Alten
Hérault-Séchelles
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Friedrich Kühne
Fouquier-Tinville
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Ossip Runitsch
Camille Desmoulins
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Eduard von Winterstein
Genaral Westermann
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Hugo Döblin
Henriot
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Maly Delschaft
Julia Danton
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Robert Scholz
St. Just
Overview
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.
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