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Description:20 26 40 00 Costume film, France, Paris. French revolution, XVIII-th. On the spot execution in front of crowd. Lilian Gish, condemned to death is taken on a cart. The resentful crowd demands its death. His sister Dorothy Gish eventually catch the procession and skips towards her to kiss him. Condolence. Crowd wants to lynch them. Dorothy kisses his sister, gives him some water. During this time, Danton, emphatic speech, eloquent plea pleads for its defence and asks grace for her. Danton big speaker, ovation of the people which supports Danton, but Robespierre, Sidney Herbert, cynic and computer makes a sign of complicity with the judge and refuses the grace. The cart of the condemned person arrives finally for the execution.
