Reign of Terror

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Reign of Terror

(1949)

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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.

Featured Crew

Philip Yordan

Screenplay, Story
Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay, Story
Anthony Mann

Director

Top Billed Cast

Robert Cummings

Charles D'Aubigny
Richard Basehart

Maximilian Robespierre
Richard Hart

François Barras
Arlene Dahl

Madeleine
Arnold Moss

Fouché

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A review by John Chard

7.0

Written by John Chard on January 28, 2019

It must be quite a thrill, making out your death list every night.

The Black Book (AKA: Reign of Terror) is directed by Anthony Mann and written by Aeneas MacKenzie and Phillip Yordan. It stars Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arlene Dahl, Charles McGraw and Arnold Moss. Sol Kaplan scores the music and John Alton is the cinematographer.

Late 18th century France and the republic is in chaos as the French Revolution continues to rage. Scheming bad boy Maximillian Robespierre (Basehart) spies an opportunity for a dictatorship, within 48 hours he will seize control and rule F... read the rest.

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