Reign of terror french revolutionary calendar

Saint-Just, still suspicious, sends for Duval's wife to identify her husband. Strangely, their rooms have not been ransacked in search of the book, leading D'Aubigny to surmise that it was never stolen in the first place, and that Robespierre is using the alleged theft to distract his foes. He goes to visit Barras in prison, and informs him that three of his best men have been murdered. D'Aubigny finds himself in an uncomfortable position, but manages to allay both sides' suspicions that he has betrayed them. However, he was followed, and Barras is arrested by the police, led by Saint-Just.

He gives D'Aubigny authority over everyone in France, save himself, and 24 hours to retrieve the book.Д'Aubigny meets Barras ( Richard Hart) through his sole contact, Madelon ( Arlene Dahl), whom D'Aubigny once loved. If they were to learn for certain that they are on the list, they would band together against him. Robespierre's numerous foes are kept in check by not knowing whether their names are on the list or not. Robespierre informs D'Aubigny that his black book, containing the names of those he intends to denounce and have executed, has been stolen. Neither Robespierre nor FouchГ© ( Arnold Moss), the chief of his secret police, have met Duval before, so the substitution goes undetected. Meanwhile, patriot Charles D'Aubigny ( Robert Cummings) secretly kills and impersonates Duval (Charles Gordon), the bloodstained prosecutor of Strasbourg, who had been summoned to Paris by Robespierre for some unknown purpose (which Robespierre's enemies want very much to ascertain). Barras refuses to do so and goes into hiding. He summons FranГ§ois Barras ( Richard Hart), the only man who can nominate him before the National Convention.

Already the most powerful man in France, Maximilien Robespierre ( Richard Basehart) wants to become the nation's Dictator.

Reign of terror french revolutionary calendar