Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierre's incitement, has begun a series of massive executions, The Terror. Confident in the people's support, Danton clashes with his former ally, but calculating Robespierre soon rounds up Danton and his followers, tries them before a revolutionary tribunal and dipatches them to the guillotine.

Director: Andrzej Wajda

Writer: Jean-Claude Carrière, Stanislawa Przybyszewska, Andrzej Wajda

Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro

Production: N/A