Danton (1970 film)

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Danton
Directed by John Howard Davies
Written byArden Winch
Starring Anthony Hopkins
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Running time
85 min
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish

Danton is a 1970 BBC-TV television movie starring Anthony Hopkins. The film is a dramatization of events during the French Revolution.

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins stars as the charismatic revolutionary leader Georges Danton in conflict with Maximilien Robespierre, played by Alan Dobie. [1] Also featured are Geoffrey Bayldon as Couthon , David Andrews as Saint-Just, and Mark Jones as Desmoulins.

Reception and reviews

With Hopkins' other television work of 1970, the film officially shares credit for his nomination as Best Actor at that year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 120. ISBN   9780810863781.
  2. "BAFTA Awards: Television Actor 1970". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 2 March 2014.