The overhead shots, the deep shadows with faces moving in and out of light, and the darkedged characters are all classic noir traits. Also known as reign of terror, the black book is a bold effort by director anthony mann to film a french revolution epic on a. In a conversation with daubigny, robespierre states that he turned 36 years old in the month of may. Opponents plot to bring down robespierre during the french revolution. A movie of the french revolution, starring robert cummings and richard. Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the french revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine. Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the french revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine and his key.
It was released as reign of terror, but when it played new york later that year it was renamed the black book. Reign of terror, which takes place in france in 1794, five years after the french revolution, opens with the public condemnation and execution of danton, engineered by maximilien robespierre richard basehart. Anthony mann directed it with sumptuously arty chiaroscuro cinematography by john alton. This almost throwaway admission by the protagonist of the chase, arthur ripleys wayout 1946 noir, comes just after the films jolting third act twist. Robert cummings, richard basehart, richard hart, arlene dahl, arnold. Daubignyk duval fiskal berria hilko du, zeina robespierrek ez duen sekula ikusi, eta bere tokia hartzen du. As a fellow film enthusiast and movie collector, i want your experience to be a good one. Reign of terror aka the black book is an american film directed by anthony mann, released in 1949. Reign of terror aka the black book 1949 film noir of. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title reign of terror. Translate millions of words and phrases for free on spanishdict, the worlds largest spanishenglish dictionary and translation website. Anthony mann does robespierres reign of terror with cinematographer john alton, bringing the film noir style to this dark period in french history. Robert cummings richard basehart richard hart arlene dahl arnold moss aka. Yordan was brought in to punch up the script, now retitled reign of terror, to become a relentless blend of film noir and gangster film conventions that equate the heroes with the villains at every turn.
All our films are duplicated from hdd using the latest sata duplication technology. The story is loosely based upon events and historical figures of the french revolution of 1789. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly. Reign of terror also known as the black book is a 1949 american drama film directed by anthony mann and starring robert cummings, richard basehart and. Michael vescera vocals, joe stump guitar, jay rigney bass, matt scurfield drums, brian troch vocals, john risti bass, jamie cursi drums, brian sarvela. The mpeg2 file contains nav packets, so you can load it into dvdauthorgui and create a dvd to watch on your television.
Robert cummings, arlene dahl, richard hart titolo originale reign of terror. Reign of terror 1949 watch on snagfilms or streaming online. Robert cummings, richard basehart, richard hart language. Robert cummings, richard basehart, jess barker directed by. It was shown at the film forum on bastille day, july 14, and on the same day on the turner classic movies channel, where i saw it. At the time this was written, the film had a rating of 7. A movie of the french revolution, starring robert cummings and richard basehart.
During the french revolution maximilian robespierre richard basehart is astutely setting himself up as the future dictator of france through systematic executions of even. Anthony mann robespierrre, a powerful figure in the. List of films in the public domain in the united states. Reign of terror teljes film magyarul online, reign of terror nezze meg a filmeket magyar felirattal ingyen 1949, reign of terror nezze meg a filmet online. Caux during the height of the french revolution plot summary synopsis. It started with robespierre and king louis xvi was king during that time and it ended with robespierres death by guillotine. Also known as reign of terror, the black book is a bold effort by director anthony mann to film a french revolution epic on a b detective picture budget. The adventures of a westminster boy is a novel by g. Reign of terror is directed by anthony mann and written by aeneas mackenzie and phillip yordan. With robert cummings, richard basehart, richard hart, arlene dahl. Arthur riplyes the chase 1946 is playing from september 30 october 30, 2017 in the united states. The film s original working title was the black book. At the conclusion of the film, the words the end appear on screen, after which the words of the reign of terror, appear directly below. Robert cummings, richard basehart, richard hart director.
Plus the famous director had richard basehart as robespierre in a possessed basehart portrayal. Reign of terror 1949 tortured by robespierre youtube. However, during their reign of terror, the french revolutionaries changed many things, including the calendar. It stars robert cummings, richard basehart, richard hart, arlene dahl, charles mcgraw and arnold moss. The film is a mixture of violence two characters are shot in the face in closeup and humor after one of the shootings, a character. Reign of terror reissued as the black book is a 1949 american film noir drama film directed by anthony mann and starring robert cummings. Robert cummings, richard basehart, richard hart, arlene dahl, arnold moss, norman lloyd, charles mcgraw, beulah bondi director. It was in france as part of the french revolution and the committee of. Robespierre, a powerful figure in the french revolution and the subsequent reign of terror, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked by him for the guillotine and a key to help. At one time, the french revolution and the subsequent napoleonic era captivated numerous novelists and filmmakers alike, and they could comfortably assume. Napoleons voice was supplied by actor shepherd strudwick, but strudwick himself does not appear in the film. Robert cummings stars as charles daubigny, who has been engaged by a group of political moderates to retrieve a little black book from revolutionary leader robespierre richard basehart. Reign of terror 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robespierre, a powerful figure in the french revolution and the subsequent reign of terror, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked by him for the guillotine and a key to help him eventually emerge as the countrys dictator.
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