Reign of Terror

"Open or shut… it can cost your life!"

Oct 15 1949 Approved 1h 29m
History, Romance, Thriller

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.

Plot

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 country's dictator. He hopes his agents will recover it, but, if it falls in to the wrong hands, it would mean his political ruin and death.

Written by

Philip Yordan, Æneas MacKenzie

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Cast

Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions, Eagle-Lion Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Black Book / Reign of Terror (1949) Official Trailer
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