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1949 Drama Thriller History 1h 27m

Reign of Terror

"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.

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Principal Cast

Robert Cummings

Charles D'Aubigny

Richard Basehart

Maximilian Robespierre

Richard Hart

François Barras

Arlene Dahl

Madeleine

Arnold Moss

Fouché

Norman Lloyd

Tallien

Charles McGraw

Sergeant

Beulah Bondi

Grandma Blanchard

Jess Barker

Saint-Just

Walter Bacon

Citizen (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Robespierre's Shooter (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Citizen (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Citizen (uncredited)

William Challee

Bourdon (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Gatekeeper (uncredited)

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