
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
Documentary · History
Overview
In 1794, French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre produced the world's first defense of "state terror" - claiming that the road to virtue lay through political violence. This film combines drama, archive and documentary interviews to examine Robespierre's year in charge of the Committee Of Public Safety - the powerful state machine at the heart of Revolutionary France. Contesting Robespierre's legacy is Slavoj Zizek, who argues that terror in the cause of virtue is justifiable, and Simon Schama, who believes the road from Robespierre ran straight to the gulag and the 20th-century concentration camp. The drama, based on original sources, follows the life-and-death politics of the Committee during "Year Two" of the new Republic.
Top Cast
Jan Pearson
Jan Pearson
Narrator (voice)
Jan Pearson
Narrator (voice)


Stephen Hogan
Stephen Hogan
Maximillian Robespierre
Stephen Hogan
Maximillian Robespierre


Ed Stoppard
Ed Stoppard
Herault
Ed Stoppard
Herault


Brian Pettifer
Brian Pettifer
Couthon
Brian Pettifer
Couthon
David Andress
David Andress
Self - Author 'The Terror'
David Andress
Self - Author 'The Terror'


Martin Hancock
Martin Hancock
Collot
Martin Hancock
Collot
Colin Jones
Colin Jones
Self - Author 'The Great Nation'
Colin Jones
Self - Author 'The Great Nation'


Jonny Phillips
Jonny Phillips
Carnot
Jonny Phillips
Carnot


Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes'
Slavoj Žižek
Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes'


Simon Schama
Simon Schama
Self - Author - 'Citizens'
Simon Schama
Self - Author - 'Citizens'
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