Danton Page #5

- They'll execute us without trial

- No, l have a voice

- The people follow me when l talk

- The people can be fickle

We demand witnesses.

lf they refuse we don't talk

lf they agree, we can win

You have a visitor

Who? My wife?

What is it?

Follow me

Robespierre's waiting for you

Go, he'll save you

- Go on

- No one's stopping you, Camille

Go

We'll all die, but you needn't

die with us

What shall l do?

Go to him, he's come only for you

Go on

Tell the gentleman l don't

want to see him

l can't tell him that

Then say...

Camille is not at home

People of France

What have l in common

with this scum?

Who dared put these thieves

next to me?

Are we, spearhead of the Revolution,

to be tried as petty criminals?

You don't hold the floor yet, Danton

Keep the journalists out,

taking notes has been banned

l can't take notes?

Has the Committee gone mad?

l write for the Rheims Standard

Down with the Committees!

Chabot, Delaunay, Basire, Fabre

You are accused of conspiring

to bribe elected delegates...

...and foster a revolt

of the nobility...

...with gold stolen from

the East lndia Company...

...by your crooked financial schemes

Desmoulins, Philippeaux, Danton...

...are also guilty of the crimes

l have just described

An indictment? You call this

tissue of lies an indictment?

Shall l sully my mouth replying?

The accused won't reply? No matter

- Let him talk

- Answer, Danton!

Have you anything to add?

Add what?

We haven't spoken yet

Has the jury heard enough?

You're in a hurry, Fouquier

l'm not finished

lf you hope to address the people...

...just remember, the law forbids it

l founded the Tribunal, so

l ought to know the rules

Very well

You may speak

For the last time

Yes, for the last time - the last time

France...

You may not address the people

Five years l've led you, my name is

stamped on each page of your history

- True or false?

- True!

You're accused of corruption,

you sold yourself

l sold myself? There is no price

for a man like me

l'll have to adjourn

Don't expect a revolutionary to argue

coolly, l'll take all day if need be

l will shout and l will be heard

The law forbids you from addressing

the public. Back to your seat

They pretend the trial is at an end

when it's barely started

The braver the man, the harder they

try to destroy him. lt's infallible

When you seek to ruin a man you

throw the book at him, an old trick

l see it's been improved

to fit the times

Now it ignores the law

it claims to serve...

...deluding those in power that fear,

which comes with power, is banished

The just have always hampered

politics

Today more than ever

Why must l be killed?

Only l can tell you

Because l'm sincere

Because l tell the truth

And because l scare them

Three reasons to condemn

an honest man

Guards! There's a reporter in court

l am one of the creators

of the people's justice

Do you think you can pervert it

without my noticing?

This is another of your tricks

Trying us with infamous criminals so

people take us for thieves like them

Congratulations! An excellent idea,

too bad l saw through it

What is this parody of justice?

Where are our witnesses?

We are entitled to witnesses

People of France,

you are the Tribunal

Bring in our accusers,

the two Committees

No, you haven't the right

Let it all be public and you decide

Panis, run to the Convention

Say we want the Committee

Say we're being muzzled. Run!

Count on me

Down with the Committees

Justice? lt's a massacre

- What are you doing here?

- You let him go on and on

Shut him up

You think it's easy, so easy

We expect you to be more forceful

- More what? Forceful?

- That's right, more forceful

Come on into the court

and see for yourself

We know what's been going on there

- We know what you said

- Or rather didn't say

So you're spying on me?

Well done

Your diffidence worries us

What are you talking about?

What are you talking about?

You understand nothing - nothing!

We'll let them have their witnesses

- We can't refuse them

- Out of the question

Then l can't answer for the

consequences. Do as you wish

Are you sure we can't bar

their witnesses?

No, not right away

But the trial is in your hands

The trial is in my hands?

Fine, get out then

Go on, get out

Since it's entirely in my hands

ls the trial going so badly?

- Why do you ask?

- l've never seen you like this

Please leave me alone

Not until you've told me

The Danton trial is a dilemma

lf we lose the trial,

the Revolution is lost

lf we win, it is also lost

But l ought not say so

Are they out to destroy you?

No... at least, not openly

Please, eat before you go

- No, that's pointless

- Just sheaves, then

There'll be lots of fruit and

carts of olives from Avignon

We'll depict peace, happiness...

...and serenity

The Supreme Being

Try this

Simple and rustic

No, it's like a martyr's palm

We're in trouble, the trial is going

badly, Robespierre

Danton's so sure of his public

he's attacking the government

We want Danton's death, it's

up to you to justify the verdict

He must not be allowed to speak out

The people will rip our guts out,

and another thing...

The accused demand witnesses

- Yesterday we sent a letter...

- l know

Where is it?

Did you send it or not?

The Convention will answer it

after l tell them what l think of it

We can't wait

ln any case, the answer will be no

Barhre, do you approve of this too?

You can't do that

Fouquier, if we retreat

we're all lost

l am a judge, l'm not your...

Your private executioner

You're an executioner!

Not mine, no. The people's

executioner, you serve justice

We send you the Republic's enemies

Your duty is not to judge them

but to eliminate them

The law is no longer with you

When the wellbeing of the Republic is

at stake, the law is totally behind us

One more thing

- lt'll be you next

- We'll see about that

We'll see

Still working on the Pledge scene?

What's Fabre doing there?

- Come now, Maxime

- l swear he wasn't on the list

l say he wasn't there

Besides, he's a traitor, remove him

Are you a close friend of Danton?

l insist on being identified,

obey the law

A pointless formality

Like this entire trial

Danton, you've already testified,

be quiet

l've hardly begun, this trial will

not be over until l've had my say

People of France!

l, Danton, appeal to you! You alone

have the right to judge me

Why are the witnesses being

delayed? l want them here

l demand that the two Committees

be tried by public opinion

After we have both spoken,

you, the people, will decide...

...whether the guilty party is me

or the all-powerful Committee

Stop addressing the public

l am accused of conspiracy

l admit to it

l am guilty of having conspired

Deep in my heart l have conspired,

but only with myself

l conspired for peace, for amnesty...

...respect for law and public order

l conspired for happiness and justice

These errors, since they are deemed

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