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Danton

1921 · 87 min

A sombre, stagebound silent spectacle of revolutionary paranoia, with looming faces and heavy shadows pressing toward the blade.

Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • death
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by
Carl Mayer, Dimitri Buchowetzki
Starring
Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss, Ferdinand von Alten, Friedrich Kühne, Ossip Runitsch, Eduard von Winterstein, Hugo Döblin, Maly Delschaft
Cinematography
Arpad Viragh
Runtime
87 min
Country
Germany
Languages
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