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
Wojciech Pszoniak Maximilien Robespierre
Patrice Chéreau Camille Desmoulins
Angela Winkler Lucile Desmoulins
Roland Blanche Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir Alain Macé François Héron
Jacques Villeret François-Joseph Westermann
Anne Alvaro Eléonore Duplay
Bogusław Linda Antoine de Saint-Just
Emmanuelle Debever Louison Danton
Krzysztof Globisz André Amar
Ronald Guttman Martial HermanScreenings in Brussels
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