Danton's Death 45 years old

Danton 's Death is arguably the most dramatic and penetrating study of revolution ever written. Georg Biichner concentrates on that moment in 1794 when the Reign of Terror, already well established, spills over into a total blood-bath. The play, adapted by director Alan Clarke and Stuart Griffiths, both highly imaginative and closely documentary, shows how the great hero of the early phase of the Revolution, Danton, sickened by the excesses of the guillotine, which he helped to create, wants to call a halt. But Robespierre and Saint-Just, the leaders of the extremists, with a ferocious puritanical zeal, spur on ' the wild horses of the Revolution.'

Credits

Danton's Death Cast

Name Character
Anthony Higgins He was 30, now 76 years old as Camille
Zoë Wanamaker She was 28, now 74 years old as Lucille
Don Henderson He was 45, 64 years old when he died as Mercier
Shane Briant He was 31, now 77 years old as Hérault-Séchelles
Emma Garden as Marion
Norman Rodway He was 49, 72 years old when he died as Danton
Ian Richardson He was 44, 72 years old when he died as Robespierre
James Aubrey He was 30, 62 years old when he died as Lacroix
Jonathan Adams He was 10, 37 years old when he died as Collot d'Herbois
Roger Sloman He was 31, now 77 years old as Barère
Kate Fahy as Julie
Michael Bilton He was 58, 73 years old when he died as 1st Gentleman
Christopher Banks He was 1, now 47 years old as 2nd Gentleman
Michael Cronin He was 36, now 82 years old as Billaud-Varennes

Danton's Death Crew

Name Department
Georg Büchner as Theatre Play. He was 164 (23) years old when He died Writing
Danton's Death poster
Danton's Death (45 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, April 23, 1978
  • Runtime: 90 minutes