"At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton."
Emil Jannings
as Danton
Werner Krauss
as Robespierre
Ferdinand von Alten
as Hérault-Séchelles
Friedrich Kühne
as Fouquier-Tinville
Ossip Runitsch
as Camille Desmoulins
Eduard von Winterstein
as Genaral Westermann
Hugo Döblin
as Henriot
Maly Delschaft
as Julia Danton
Robert Scholz
as St. Just
Hilde Woerner
as Mädchen Babette
Charlotte Ander
as Lucile Desmoulins
Bernd Aldor
as Minor Role (rumored)
Hans Dreier
Albert Florath
as Aufwiegler
Alexander Granach
Fritz Kortner
Elke Lorenz
as Aufwieglerin
Conrad Veidt
Production Design
Arpad Viragh
Director of Photography
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Screenplay
Georg Büchner
Theatre Play
Director
Carl Mayer
Dramaturgy