Danton and Robespierre 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.
Production | Henri Laurent | Casting |
Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Screenplay |
Writing | Agnieszka Holland | Screenplay |
Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |
Editing | Halina Prugar-Ketling | Editor |
Production | Marie-Christine Lafosse | Casting |
Sound | Jean Prodromidès | Original Music Composer |
Production | Margaret Ménégoz | Producer |
Art | Allan Starski | Production Design |
Production | Barbara Pec-Ślesicka | Producer |
Art | Gilles Vaster | Art Direction |
Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Screenplay |
Writing | Bolesław Michałek | Screenplay |
Production | Emmanuel Schlumberger | Producer |
Writing | Jacek Gąsiorowski | Screenplay |
Writing | Stanisława Przybyszewska | Theatre Play |
Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | Costume Design |
Directing | Krystyna Grochowicz | Assistant Director |
Art | Maria Osiecka-Kuminek | Set Decoration |
Art | Barbara Nowak | Assistant Set Decoration |
Art | Emil Kostecki | Props |
Costume & Make-Up | Wiesława Starska | Costume Assistant |
Sound | Jan Pruszak | Conductor |
Sound | Jean-Pierre Ruh | Sound |
Sound | Dominique Hennequin | Sound |
Sound | Piotr Zawadzki | Sound |
Sound | Zygmunt Nowak | Sound Effects |
Costume & Make-Up | Renata Bukowska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Anna Adamek | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Iwona Kamińska | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Elzbieta Malka | Assistant Hairstylist |
Camera | Renata Pajchel | Still Photographer |