| Danton | |
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| Directed by | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
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| Based on | Danton's Death by Georg Büchner |
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| Cinematography | Arpad Viragh |
Production company | Wörner-Filmgesellschaft |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent (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.
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.
