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Danton (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Ceasar Awards
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
130 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Poland ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Andrzej Wajda

Written By:
Andrzej Wajda
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jacek Gasiorowski

Actors:
Gerard Depardieu ..... Danton
Wojciech Pszoniak ..... Robespierre
Anne Alvaro ..... Eleonore
Roland Blanche ..... Lacroix
Patrice Chereau ..... Desmoulins (as Patrice Chereau)
Emmanuelle Debever ..... Louison
Krzysztof Globisz ..... Amar
Ronald Guttman ..... Herman
Gérard Hardy ..... Tallien
Tadeusz Huk ..... Couthon
Stéphane Jobert ..... Panis
Marian Kociniak ..... Lindet
Marek Kondrat ..... Barere De Vieuzac
Boguslaw Linda ..... Saint Just
Alain Macé ..... Héron (as Alain Mace)

Synopsis:

In 1982, legendary Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda fled his homeland and relocated in France to direct this powerful story about the ethical boundaries of power and leadership, which had many parallels to Poland's volatile political situation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Danton (Gérard Depardieu) and Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) 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. Wajda remained in France until 1989, when the collapse of Communist rule made it possible for him to return to his homeland.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 17 June, 2008.

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