Terror and Virtue: Robespierre (1964)

9.0/10 • 136 min • History

Overview

From April to July 1794, Robespierre forms a triumvirate with Saint-Just and Couthon. He plans to instate his ideal based on virtue and in times of revolutionary crisis, on terror. In May, he establishes the Cult of the Supreme Being. However, he still has numerous enemies...

Cast

Jean Négroni

Maximilien Robespierre

Denis Manuel

Louis-Antoine Saint-Just

Pierre Asso

Guillaume Vadier

André Thorent

Bertrand Barère

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