Danton (1931 film)

Danton is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Fritz Kortner, Lucie Mannheim and Gustaf Gründgens. It depicts the dramatic downfall and execution of Georges Danton in 1794 at the hands of Maximilien Robespierre.

Plot
The film is set in France at the time of the French Revolution. The revolutionaries are discussing what happened to King Louis XVI should happen. The group around Georges Danton advocates the execution. The king is tried and executed. Further trials against nobles followed and death sentences were pronounced en masse. When Danton visits a prison, he falls in love with the prisoner Louise Gély. Now Danton comes into conflict with his opponent Robespierre. Robespierre succeeds in bringing Danton to the dock and his former comrade-in-arms Danton is also sentenced to death and executed under the guillotine.

Cast

 * Fritz Kortner as Danton
 * Lucie Mannheim as Louise Gely
 * Gustaf Gründgens as Robespierre
 * Alexander Granach as Marat
 * Gustav von Wangenheim as Desmoulins
 * Werner Schott as St. Just
 * Hermann Speelmans as Legendre
 * Georg John as Fouquier-Tinville
 * Walter Werner as Malsherbes
 * Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Louis XVI
 * Georg H. Schnell as The Duke of Coburg
 * Ferdinand Hart as General Dumouriez
 * Carl Goetz as Kleinrentner
 * Till Klockow as Cornelia
 * Friedrich Gnaß as Sanson