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Danton (1921 film)

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Danton
American advertisement, under its U.S. release title All for a Woman
Directed byDimitri Buchowetzki
Written by
Based onDanton's Death
by Georg Büchner
Starring
CinematographyArpad Viragh
Production
company
Wörner-Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by
Release date
  • 4 May 1921 (1921-05-04)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent (German intertitles)

Danton is a 1921 German silent historical film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ossip Runitsch. The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in the city on 4 May 1921.[1] It was based on the 1835 play Danton's Death by Georg Büchner.

Synopsis

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At the height of the Reign of Terror, Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Grange p. 92

Bibliography

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  • Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
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