Reign of Terror

Oct 15, 1949

1h 27m

★ 6.9

Open or shut… it can cost your life!

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

History

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions

Eagle-Lion Films

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Cast

Charles D'Aubigny

Robert Cummings

Maximilian Robespierre

Richard Basehart

François Barras

Richard Hart

Madeleine

Arlene Dahl

Fouché

Arnold Moss

Tallien

Norman Lloyd

Sergeant

Charles McGraw

Grandma Blanchard

Beulah Bondi

Saint-Just

Jess Barker

Citizen (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Robespierre's Shooter (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Citizen (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

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