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Reign of Terror (1949) was a Adventure - Film Noir Film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Walter Wanger and William Cameron Menzies.

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Reign of Terror/The Black Book (1949)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 17, 2017 From 4 Star Films

Depending on where you look Anthony Mann’s 1949 film comes under two different titles that are both equally apt. Reign of Terror denotes its roots in the French Revolution of the 1790s that saw the ousting of King Louis XVI?and Marie Antoinette while putting Maximillien Robespierre at the helm... Read full article


Reign of Terror/The Black Book (1949)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 17, 2017 From 4 Star Films

Depending on where you look Anthony Mann’s 1949 film comes under two different titles that are both equally apt. Reign of Terror denotes its roots in the French Revolution of the 1790s that saw the ousting of King Louis XVI?and Marie Antoinette while putting Maximilien Robespierre at the helm ... Read full article


A Sombra da Guilhotina / Reign of Terror (aka The Black Book, 1949)

By L? on Aug 13, 2016 From Critica Retro

A Sombra da Guilhotina / Reign of Terror (aka The Black Book, 1949) Uma narra??o policial abre o filme. Tudo muito noir e comum, se a narra??o n?o estivesse nos apresentando os protagonistas da fase mais sangrenta da Revolu??o Francesa. Quando alguns minutos se passam e as li??es de hist?ria ... Read full article


Reign of Terror (1949) with Norman Lloyd and Eddie Muller

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Press photo of Norman Lloyd and Eddie Muller Norman Lloyd is a treasure. This is a sentiment echoed by many including Eddie Muller of the Film Noir Foundation who was these same words at the end of his interview with Lloyd at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival. Norman Lloyd is full of stories he ca... Read full article


A Sombra da Guilhotina / Reign of Terror (aka The Black Book, 1949)

By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

A Sombra da Guilhotina / Reign of Terror (aka The Black Book, 1949) Uma narra??o policial abre o filme. Tudo muito noir e comum, se a narra??o n?o estivesse nos apresentando os protagonistas da fase mais sangrenta da Revolu??o Francesa. Quando alguns minutos se passam e as li??es de hist?ria... Read full article


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Quotes from

Fouché: You had a visitor, I see.
Charles D'Aubigny: All work and no play?
Fouché: I thought you enjoyed your work.
Charles D'Aubigny: The real pleasure of my work went out with the guillotine. It's all over too fast now. Even hanging, that lasts for a few moments. No, Citizen Fouche. What this country needs is an elegant, slow death. Give a man four hours to die, it's worth watching.
Fouché: Let's try it sometime, shall we?
Charles D'Aubigny: Anyone in particular?
Fouché: Robespierre has a beautiful long list. We're gonna have some great times together, eh, Duval?
Charles D'Aubigny: Yes, I can hardly wait.


François Barras: This would make you dictator of France.
Maximilian Robespierre: Yes.
François Barras: We didn't storm the Bastille to make any man dictator.
Maximilian Robespierre: I'm not "any man".


Maximilian Robespierre: That's *my* chair you're sitting in, Fouche.
Fouché: I just wanted to see how it fits.
Maximilian Robespierre: Danton liked to sit in that chair, too.
Fouché: And to think that he had supper with us only last night. It's amazing how fast you lose friends these days.
Maximilian Robespierre: And you never know who's next on the list, Fouche.
Fouché: It must be quite a thrill, making out your death list every night.


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Shot on sets left over from Joan of Arc.
Film debut of Dabbs Greer.
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