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Georges Jacques Danton (/ ˈ d æ n t ən /; [2] French: [ʒɔʁʒ dɑ̃tɔ̃]; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a leading figure in the French Revolution.A modest and unknown lawyer on the eve of the Revolution, Danton became a famous orator of the Cordeliers Club and was raised to governmental responsibilities as the French Minister of Justice following the fall of the monarchy on the ...
French Chouans! Philippe de Broca: Adventure, History, War. Based on a novel Les Chouans. Chouannerie: 1989 French Italy West Germany Canada United Kingdom The French Revolution: La Révolution française: Robert Enrico Richard T. Heffron: Drama, History, Thriller, War. 1989 France The Austrian: L'Autrichienne: Pierre Granier-Deferre: Biography ...
Danton (French pronunciation:) is a 1983 French-language film depicting the last weeks of Georges Danton, one of the leaders of the French Revolution. It is an adaptation of the 1929 play The Danton Case by Stanisława Przybyszewska .
Stanisława Przybyszewska (Polish pronunciation: [staɲiˈswava pʂɨbɨˈʂɛfska]; 1 October 1901 – 15 August 1935) was a Polish dramatist who is mostly known for her plays about the French Revolution. Her 1929 play The Danton Case, which examines the conflict between Maximilien Robespierre and Georges Danton, is considered to be one of the ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Danton is a 1970 BBC-TV television movie starring Anthony Hopkins. The film is a dramatization of events during the French ...
After a short imprisonment on a charge of inciting riots in Haguenau, Westermann moved to Paris in May 1792, where he became an ally of revolutionary leader Georges Danton. [1] Westermann played an leading role in the overthrow of the French monarchy on 10 August 1792, where he commanded a unit of fédérés in the attack on the Tuileries ...
Around 2 a.m. Robespierre and 21 "Robespierrists" were accused of counter-revolution and condemned to death by the rules of the law of 22 Prairial. [ 37 ] Although he was briefly kept as the new government's prosecutor, as confirmed on 28 July 1794 by Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac and the convention, Fouquier-Tinville was arrested after Louis ...
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