
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Seanax.comSean Axmaker... the strangest of genre mixes, a costume crime thriller with a continental setting and an American pulp sensibility. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonMann's direction is quick and unpretentious. All period/costume movies should be this fun. |
| User ReviewJoe MThe new dvd of Anthony Mann's great masterpiece The Black Book aka Reign of Terror (1949) is a vast improvement over the shoddy public domain editions available. If you haven't seen the film, it's sublimely shot by the great cinematographer John Alton and is an eccentric crime/ film noir set during Robespierre's reign of terror. Very original and highly recommended. |
| User ReviewPeter FEnjoyable period thriller, with a necessary sense of humor and revolution. |