Reign of Terror (1949)
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. paris, france, undercover agent, politics, french revolution, guillotine, film noir, black and white, 18th century, mock trial, robespierre