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