The Incorruptible: Maximilien Robespierre and the Terror

In 1789, in the midst of the French Revolution, a shy and awkward young lawyer from Arras came to Paris and soon found himself at the center of events. This cartoon treatment of Robespierre's story explores how this he began as an idealistic proponent of Enlightenment ideals and wound up directing the horrific bloodbath known as the Terror.