Danton (1921)

Directed by

Dimitri Buchowetzki

Genre

drama film, silent film, historical film

Country

Weimar Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on a play, this silent film follows the French revolutionary Georges Danton during the Reign of Terror. It shows his political struggles and eventual fall from power.

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What happens

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. It was based on the 1835 play Danton's Death by Georg Büchner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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