Danton
Record details
- ISBN: 6312783065 : DVD
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: Special ed. ; Widescreen ed.
- Publisher: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the play: L'affaire Danton / by Stanisława Przybyszewska. Originally issued as motion picture in 1982. Special features: New high-definition digital transfer; 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; original theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtltle translation; new essay by film scholar Leonard Quart. Title from web page. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematographer, Igor Luther ; editor, Halina Prugar-Ketling ; music, Jean Prodromides. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Gerard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Patrice Chereau, Roger Planchon, Jacques Villeret, Angela Winkler, Boguslaw Linda. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | In French with English subtitles. |
Awards Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | France History Reign of Terror, 1793-1794 Drama France History 1789-1799, Revolution Drama |
Genre: | Feature films. Fiction films. |
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | DVD FOREIGN DAN (Text) | 36123112040785 | Adult DVD | Available | - |