Reign of Terror
Open or shut… it can cost your life!
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.
- Year: 1949
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Thriller, History
- Studio: Walter Wanger Productions, Eagle-Lion Films
- Keyword: paris, france, undercover agent, politics, french revolution, guillotine, film noir, black and white, 18th century, mock trial, robespierre
- Director: Anthony Mann
- Cast: Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arlene Dahl, Arnold Moss, Norman Lloyd