Danton
(DVD)
Contributors
Wajda, Andrzej, 1926-2016, film director,
Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931- screenwriter.
Holland, Agnieszka, 1948- screenwriter.
Michałek, Bolesław, screenwriter.
Gasiorowski, Jacek, screenwriter.
Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931- screenwriter.
Holland, Agnieszka, 1948- screenwriter.
Michałek, Bolesław, screenwriter.
Gasiorowski, Jacek, screenwriter.
Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, 2009.
Format
DVD
Edition
Special edition double-disc set.
Status
Sequim - Digital Video Disc
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sequim - Digital Video Disc | DVD DANTON | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Danton, Georges Jacques, -- 1759-1794
Foreign films -- French language.
Foreign films.
France -- History -- Reign of Terror, 1793-1794 -- Drama.
Historical films.
Motion pictures, French.
Przybyszewska, Stanisława, -- 1901-1935
Revolutionaries -- France -- Drama.
Robespierre, Maximilien, -- 1758-1794
Danton, Georges Jacques, -- 1759-1794
Foreign films -- French language.
Foreign films.
France -- History -- Reign of Terror, 1793-1794 -- Drama.
Historical films.
Motion pictures, French.
Przybyszewska, Stanisława, -- 1901-1935
Revolutionaries -- France -- Drama.
Robespierre, Maximilien, -- 1758-1794
More Details
Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, 2009.
Edition
Special edition double-disc set.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm)
Language
fre
UPC
715515042819
Notes
General Note
Based on Stanisława Przybyszewska's play L'affaire Danton [Sprawa Dantona].
General Note
Originally produced as a French motion picture in 1983.
General Note
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Restrictions on Access
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Igor Luther ; editing, Halina Prugar-Ketling ; music, Jean Prodromidès ; production design, Allan Starski ; costume designer, Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle ; historical consultants, Jan Baszkiewicz, Stefan Meller.
Participants/Performers
Gérard Depardieu (Danton), Wojciech Pszoniak (Robespierre), Anne Alvaro (Eleonore), Roland Blanche (Lacroix), Patrice Chéreau (Desmoulins), 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), Bogusław Linda (Saint Just), Alain Macé (Heron), Bernard Maître (Legendre), Lucien Melki (Fabre D'Eglantine), Serge Merlin (Philippeaux), Erwin Nowiaszak (Collot D'Herbois), Leonard Pietraszak (Carnot), Roger Planchon (Fouquier-Tinville), Angel Sedgwick (Frère Eléonore), Andrzej Seweryn (Bourdon), Franciszek Starowieyski (David), Jerzy Trela (Billaud-Varenne), Jacques Villeret (Westermann), Angela Winkler (Lucile Desmoulins), Jean-Loup Wolff (Herault de Seyshelles), Czesław Wołłejko (Vadier), Wladimir Yordanoff (Chef des Gardes), Małgorzata Zajączkowska (Servante Duplay), Szymon Zaleski (Lebas).
Description
Georges Danton, the popular revolutionary leader, returns to Paris at a time when the new Republic is in disarray. Robespierre and his allies have set up a monstrous dictatorship, beginning the infamous "Reign of Terror." Danton pleads with the people for an end to the bloodshed which violates the spirit of their revolution.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer.
Language
In French with optional subtitles in English.
Awards
Winner, Prix Louis Delluc: Andrzej Wajda, 1982; Meilleur réalisateur (Best Director): Andrzej Wajda--César Awards, 1983; Best Foreign Language Film: Margaret Ménégoz, Barbara Pec-Slesicka, Andrzej Wajda--BAFTA Film Awards, 1984.