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.
Genres: Drama , History , Thriller
Keywords: 18th-century , black-and-white , film-noir , french-revolution , guillotine , mock-trial , paris-france , politics , robespierre , undercover-agent