Description

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 Arlene Dahl. The film is set during the French Revolution. Plotters seek to bring down Maximilien Robespierre and end his bloodthirsty Reign of Terror.

Cast

• Robert Cummings as Charles D’Aubigny
• Richard Basehart as Maximilien Robespierre
• Richard Hart (actor) as François Barras
• Arlene Dahl as Madelon
• Arnold Moss as Fouché
• Norman Lloyd (actor) as Jean-Lambert Tallien, Barras’ associate
• Charles McGraw as Sergeant
• Beulah Bondi as Grandma Blanchard, the woman who shelters D’Aubigny and Madelon at the farmhouse
• Jess Barker as Saint-Just