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.
Acting
Jannings' physicality makes Danton a wounded lion, not a politician.
Production
Massive sets that swallow actors whole — Weimar excess on a budget.
Director
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Emil Jannings
Danton
Werner Krauss
Robespierre
Ferdinand von Alten
Hérault-Séchelles
Friedrich Kühne
Fouquier-Tinville
Ossip Runitsch
Camille Desmoulins
Maly Delschaft
Julia Danton
Robert Scholz
St. Just
Hilde Woerner
Mädchen Babette
Charlotte Ander
Lucile Desmoulins
Bernd Aldor
Minor Role (rumored)
Albert Florath
Aufwiegler
Alexander Granach
Minor Role (rumored)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Werner Krauss (Robespierre) played Dr. Caligari the same year — 1921 was his villain era.
This Danton lost to a 1931 French version, then got buried completely when Gérard Depardieu's 1983 film arrived.
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