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Title Danton / Janus Films ; un film d'Andrzej Wajda ; scénario, Jean-Claude Carriere ; avec la collaboration de Andrzej Wajda Agnieszka Holland, Bolesław Michałek, Jacek Gasiorowski.

Publication Info. [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2009.
1983.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Foreign Language  DVD DANTON DISC 1-2    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Media Room  DVD FOREIGN DANTON DISC 1-2    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  FOREIGN FILM DVD DANT DISC 1-2    Check Shelf
Edition Special édition.
Description 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.).
Series Criterion collection ; 464
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 464.
System Details DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation.
Note D'après l'ouvrage de [After the work of] Stanisława Przybyszewska "L'affaire Danton"
Cast Gèrard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Roland Blanche, Patrice Chéreau, Emmanuelle Debever, Krzysztof Globisz, Ronald Guttman, Gerard Hardy, Tadeusz Huk, Stephane Jobert, Marian Kociniak, Marek Kondrat, Bogusław Linda, Alain Macé, Bernard Maitre, Lucien Melki, Serge Merlin, Erwin Nowiaszak, Leonard Pietraszak, Roger Planchon, Andrzej Seweryn, Franciszek Starowieyski, Jerzy Trela, Jacques Villeret, Angela Winkler, Jean-Loup Wolff, Czesław Wołłejko.
Credits Image, Igor Luther ; montage, Halina Prugar-Ketling ; musique, Jean Prodromides ; décors, Allan Starski ; création des costumes, Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle ; consultants historiques, Jan Baszkiewicz, Stefan Meller.
Note Originally produced as a French motion picture in 1983.
Summary 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.
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.
Language French dialogue with optional subtitles in English.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Local Note WNPLFFDVD
Subject Danton, Georges Jacques, 1759-1794 -- Drama.
Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794 -- Drama.
Revolutionaries -- France -- Drama.
France -- History -- Reign of Terror, 1793-1794 -- Drama.
Przybyszewska, Stanisława, 1901-1935 -- Film adaptations.
Genre/Form Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, French.
Added Author Wajda, Andrzej, 1926-2016. Director. Interviewee.
Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021. Screenwriter. Interviewee.
Holland, Agnieszka, 1948- Screenwriter.
Michałek, Bolesław. Screenwriter.
Gasiorowski, Jacek. Screenwriter.
Menegoz, Margaret. Producer.
Pec-S̀lesicka, Barbara, 1936- Producer.
Depardieu, Gérard, 1948- Actor.
Pszoniak, Wojciech, 1942-2020. Actor.
Alvaro, Anne.
Chéreau, Patrice. Actor.
Globisz, Krzysztof. Actor.
Kondrat, Marek, 1950- Actor.
Linda, Bogusław. Actor.
Merlin, Serge. Actor.
Planchon, Roger, 1931-2009. Actor.
Seweryn, Andrzej. Actor.
Winkler, Angela, 1944- Actor.
Przybyszewska, Stanisława, 1901-1935. Sprawa Dantona.
Prodromidès, Jean. Composer.
Janus Films.
Gaumont (Firm)
TF1 Films Production.
France. Ministère de la culture et de la communication.
Film Polski.
Films du losange (Firm)
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Note Title on container: Danton a film by Andrzej Wajda
ISBN 1604651261
9781604651263
Standard No. 715515042819
Music No. CC1799D Criterion Collection
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