---
title: 'Danton (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hans Behrendt'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/danton-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021784/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Danton (1931)

1931 · 92 min · Drama · Germany


## Synopsis

Danton is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Fritz Kortner, Lucie Mannheim and Gustaf Gründgens. It depicts the dramatic downfall and execution of Georges Danton in 1794 at the hands of Maximilien Robespierre.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hans Behrendt](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-behrendt)
- **Screenplay:** [Heinz Goldberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-goldberg), [Hans José Rehfisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-jose-rehfisch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Artur Guttmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/artur-guttmann)
- **Producer:** [Arnold Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-pressburger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicolas Farkas](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-farkas)
- **Editor:** [René Métain](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-metain)

## Cast

- [Friedrich Gnaß](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-gna)
- [Hermann Speelmans](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-speelmans)
- [Gustaf Gründgens](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustaf-grundgens)
- [Ferdinand Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-hart)
- [Georg H. Schnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-h-schnell)
- [Fritz Kortner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-kortner)
- [Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-stahl-nachbaur)
- [Gustav von Wangenheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-von-wangenheim)
- [Carl Goetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-goetz)
- [Werner Schott](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-schott)
- [Alexander Granach](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-granach)
- [Walter Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-werner)
- [Georg John](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-john)
- [Lucie Mannheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucie-mannheim)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/danton-1931
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