Story Line
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.
“Open or shut… it can cost your life!”
Top Cast
Robert Cummings
Charles D'Aubigny
Richard Basehart
Maximilian Robespierre
Richard Hart
François Barras
Arlene Dahl
Madeleine
Arnold Moss
Fouché
Norman Lloyd
Tallien
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
1949-10-15
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
DramaThrillerHistory
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
7/10
•1/28/2019It must be quite a thrill, making out your death list every night.
The Black Book (AKA: Reign of Terror) is directed by Anthony Mann and written by Aeneas MacKenzie and Phillip Yordan. It stars Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arl...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•7/9/2022It's quite interesting that, aside from the "Scarlet Pimpernel", there are relatively few films that deal with the French revolution and this is certainly one of the better ones. Robespierre (Richard Basehart) is suitably menacing as the First Citize...