danton be a hero and one of the founder of the french revolution of 1789. this movie be set five year later and the revolution have morph into something ugly . while initially the revolution promise freedom and at this point the small committee run the country be extremely repressive and be a dictatorship . danton and his friend be angry at how the country wasn not good off in 1794 than it be before they get rid of their king and so they begin criticize the government . the movie begin a the printer who make critical pamphlet concern the government be beat and his business be destroy . so much for liberty and equality and fraternity . so and a a result of be silence this way and danton et al begin publicly criticize the government . eventually and robespierre ( the leader of the committee ) and his crony trump up charge and have a show trial and get rid of the dissent . some have mention that the polish director and wajda and also intend this to be a criticism of his own nation which and at the time and be soviet dominated and very repressive a well . this make sense a you see the movie unfold especially when the government destroy all dissent in the name of the people . the acting be fine and the story compelling and i have no major criticism of the film . however and i really wish the end have be handle differently . especially because other than history lover and french people and most probably have no idea that this execution help to end the government . after this purge of danton in april 1794 and robespierre himself be execute in july 1794 because the country have just have enough plus and those survive frenchman know that they and too and would face the guillotine sooner or later if this sick system remain in place . some sort of an epilogue would have be nice such a show the soldier come for robespierre . he respond by try to kill himself first and but he only succeed in blow off part of his face still alive and he be guillotine shortly afterward . this would have be a dandy little epilogue and could have be do in about five minute . however and not show a connection between danton death and the fall of the government be an odd thing to omit .