Danton [Criterion Collection]

Danton [Criterion Collection]

Director: Andrzej Wajda Cast: Gerard Depardieu
Gerard Depardieu
, Wojciech Pszoniak
Wojciech Pszoniak
, Anne Alvaro
Anne Alvaro
, Roland Blanche
Roland Blanche
Andrzej Wajda
Danton [Criterion Collection]

Danton [Criterion Collection]

Director: Andrzej Wajda Cast: Gerard Depardieu
Gerard Depardieu
, Wojciech Pszoniak
Wojciech Pszoniak
, Anne Alvaro
Anne Alvaro
, Roland Blanche
Roland Blanche
Andrzej Wajda

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

In 1982, legendary Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda fled his homeland and relocated in France to direct this powerful story about the ethical boundaries of power and leadership, which had many parallels to Poland's volatile political situation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Danton (Gérard Depardieu) and Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) 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. Wajda remained in France until 1989, when the collapse of Communist rule made it possible for him to return to his homeland.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/31/2009
UPC: 0715515042819
Original Release: 1982
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:16:00
Sales rank: 17,169

Special Features

Disc One:; ; Original Theatrical Trailer; New and Improved English Subtitle translation ; ; Disc Two:; ; Video Interviews with Director Andrzej Wajda, Screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, and Polish film critic Jerzy Plazewski; ; Wajda's "Danton," a 42-minute behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film; ; Plus: A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Leonard Quart

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Gerard Depardieu Georges Danton
Wojciech Pszoniak Maximilien Robespierre
Anne Alvaro Eleonore
Roland Blanche Lacroix
Patrice Chereau Camille Desmoulins
Angela Winkler Lucile Desmoulins
Boguslaw Linda Saint Just
Roger Planchon Fouquier Tinville
Serge Merlin Philippeaux
Lucien Melki Fabre d'Eglantine
Andrzej Seweryn Bourdon
Franciszek Starowieyski David
Emmanuelle Debever Louison Danton
Jerzy Trella Billaud-Varenne
Jacques Villeret Westermann
Ronald Guttman Herman
Gerard Hardy Tallien
Stephane Jobert Panis
Marian Kociniak Lindet
Marek Kondrat Barere De Vieuzad
Alain Mace Heron
Bernard Maitre Legendre
Erwin Nowiaszak Collot d'Herbois
Leonard Pietraszak Carnot
Angel Sedgwick Frere d'Eleonore
Anne-Marie Vennel Chanteuse Boulangerie
Jean-Loup Wolff Herault de Seychelles
Czeslaw Wollejko Vadier
Wladimir Yordanoff Chef des Gardes
Malgorzata Zajaczkowska Servante des Duplay
Szymon Zaleski Lebas
Jerzy Trela Billaud-Varenne
Tadeusz Huk Couthon
Krzysztof Globisz Amar
Vladimir Yordanoff Chef des gardes
Jean Prodromides Composer

Technical Credits
Andrzej Wajda Director,Screenwriter
Margaret Menegoz Producer
Jean-Claude Carriere Screenwriter
Jacek Gasiorowski Screenwriter
Barbara Pec-Slesicka Producer
Jean-Pierre Ruh Sound/Sound Designer
Agnieszka Holland Screenwriter
Emmanuel Schlumberger Producer
Boleslaw Michalek Screenwriter
Marie-Christine LaFosse Casting
Dominique Hennequin Sound/Sound Designer
Piotr Zawadzki Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Danton
1. Opening Credits [1:50]
2. Paris, Spring 1794, Year Two of the Republic [7:06]
3. Le vieux Cordelier [3:44]
4. "Danton Is Back" [4:52]
5. The Committee of Public Safety [6:36]
6. Danton Advises Restraint [6:57]
7. Jubilation at the Convention [3:42]
8. The Dinner [5:13]
9. After-Dinner Conversation [10:34]
10. Robespierre and Desmoulins [6:28]
11. An Order Goes Out [7:34]
12. The Arrest [9:06]
13. Outrage at the Convention [:46]
14. "Camille is Not at Home [10:27]
15. The Tribunal [5:48]
16. Robespierre Models for David [8:34]
17. Danton's Monologue [6:19]
18. Confession to a Plot [8:33]
19. "You Feel Nothing When the Blade Drops" [8:20]
20. The Right of Man [7:07]
21. End Credits [3:30]
1. Color Bars [3:23]
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