Danton (1932 film) explained

Danton
Director:	André Roubaud
Country:	France
Language:	French

Danton is a 1932 French historical drama film directed by André Roubaud and starring Jacques Grétillat, Andrée Ducret and Jacques Dumesnil. It depicts the life of the French revolutionary Georges Danton and his eventual execution by hardliners of the Revolution. It was based in part on the 1929 play The Danton Case by Stanisława Przybyszewska.^[1]

Cast

• Jacques Grétillat - Danton
• Andrée Ducret - Gabrielle Danton
• Jacques Dumesnil - Fabre d'Églantine
• André Fouché - Camille Desmoulins
• Simone Rouvière - Lucile Desmoulins
• Octave Berthier - Le père Charpentier
• Marguerite Weintenberger - Louise Danton
• Louis Merlac - Le boucher Legendre
• Thomy Bourdelle - Le général Westermann

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz, Dayna. Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage. SIU Press, 2010.
• Stam, Robert & Raengo, Alessandra. A Companion to Literature and Film. John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Notes and References

1. Stam & Raengo p.195