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Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror
★ 6.8/10•1949•1h 27m•Drama•Thriller•History

Open or shut… it can cost your life!

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.

Anthony Mann · Director

Philip Yordan · Screenplay

Aeneas MacKenzie · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 15, 1949

Actors

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

Citizen (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Ray Bennett

Robespierre's Shooter (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Citizen (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Citizen (uncredited)

William Challee

William Challee

Bourdon (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Gatekeeper (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Saint Just's Sentry (uncredited)

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