Camille Desmoulins - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

Camille Desmoulins is among the central characters in the following works of fiction:

  • A Place of Greater Safety (1993) by Hilary Mantel.
  • The Gods are Thirsty (1996) by Tanith Lee.
  • Danton (film; 1982) dir. Andrzej Wajda.
  • The Danton Case (play; 1929) by Stanislawa Przybyszewska
  • La Révolution française (film/miniseries; 1989)
  • A Far Better Rest (2000) by Susanne Alleyn
  • Madame Tussaud (2011) by Michelle Moran

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