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Reign of Terror(1949)

Open or shut… it can cost your life!

6.8(54)1h 27m1949-10-15

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Overview

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.

Director:: Anthony Mann
Writers:: Philip Yordan, Æneas MacKenzie, Æneas MacKenzie
Producers:: William Cameron Menzies
Cinematographer:: John Alton
Composer:: Sol Kaplan
Production:: Walter Wanger Productions, Eagle-Lion Films
Status:: Released

Cast

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Charles D'Aubigny

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Maximilian Robespierre

Richard Hart

Richard Hart

François Barras

Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl

Madeleine

Arnold Moss

Arnold Moss

Fouché

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Tallien

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Sergeant

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Grandma Blanchard

Jess Barker

Jess Barker

Saint-Just

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Citizen (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Ray Bennett

Robespierre's Shooter (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Citizen (uncredited)