Danton
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People
- Georges DantonGeorges DantonGeorges Jacques Danton was leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution and the first President of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as "the chief force in theoverthrow of the monarchy and the...
(1759–1794), leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution - Mike DantonMike DantonMichael Sage Danton is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the IFK Ore of the Swedish Division 1. Danton played for the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League between 2000 and 2004, before being imprisoned for a conspiracy to commit murder...
(born 1980), Canadian former professional ice hockey player - Ray DantonRay DantonRay Danton , also known as Raymond Danton, was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous role was The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond...
(1931–1992), American actor, director and producer - Robert BodanzkyRobert BodanzkyRobert Bodanzky, also known as Danton , was an Austrian journalist, playwright, poet and artist. While he became famous for his apolitical poems before the first World War, he turned an anarchist communist afterwards, writing political essays, plays and poems...
, also known as Danton (1879–1923), Austrian journalist, playwright and poet
Places
- Danton Township, Richland County, North DakotaDanton Township, Richland County, North DakotaDanton Township is a township in Richland County, North Dakota. It is home to half the town of Wyndmere, with parts of the town residing in Wyndmere Township. It is also home to the former town of Moselle....
- Danton PinchDanton PinchDanton Pinch was a small village in Kent, England north-west of Folkestone. Its location is now within the confines of the Channel Tunnel. The village was demolished and its residents moved when the construction of the tunnel required its demolition. The only evidence of its original existence is a...
, former village in Kent, England, demolished for the Channel Tunnel
Films
- Danton (1921 film), German film by Dimitri Buchowetzki
- Danton (1931 film)Danton (1931 film)Danton is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Fritz Kortner, Lucie Mannheim and Gustaf Gründgens. It depicts the dramatic downfall and execution of Georges Danton in 1794 at the hands of Maximilien Robespierre.-Cast:...
, German film by Hans Behrendt - Danton (1939 film), French film by André Roubaud
- Danton (1970 film), UK television film by John Howard Davies, starring Anthony Hopkins
- Danton (1983 film)Danton (1983 film)Danton is a 1983 French language film depicting the last months of Georges Danton, one of the leaders of the French Revolution. It is an adaptation of the Polish play The Danton Case by Stanislawa Przybyszewska....
, French/Polish film starring Gérard Depardieu and Anne Alvaro, directed by Andrzej Wajda
Naval ships
- Danton class battleshipDanton class battleshipThe Danton class was a class of French battleships built between 1907–1911, which served in World War I. The six ships in the class were all pre-dreadnought battleships, the last of their kind produced in the French Navy.-Design and production:...
, in the French Navy - French battleship Danton (1909)French battleship Danton (1909)Danton was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was a technological leap in battleship development for the French Navy, as she was the first ship in the fleet with turbine engines...
Art
- Danton's DeathDanton's DeathDanton's Death was the first play written by Georg Büchner, set during the French Revolution.-History:Georg Büchner wrote his works in the period between Romanticism and Realism in the so-called Vormärz era in German history and literature...
, a play by Georg Büchner - Dantons TodDantons TodDantons Tod is an opera by composer Gottfried von Einem to a libretto by Boris Blacher and Gottfried von Einem after Georg Büchner's 1835 play Danton's Death. Its first performance took place in Salzburg, August 6, 1947...
, an opera by Gottfried von Einem