Directed by:
Abel GanceScreenplay:
Abel GanceCast:
Albert Dieudonné, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance, Gina Manès, Suzanne Bianchetti, Marguerite Gance, Pierre Batcheff, Annabella, Jean d'Yd, Maurice Schutz (more)Plots(1)
Originally conceived by its director as the first of 6 films about Napoleon, this five and a half hour epic features full scale historical recreations of episodes from his personal and political life, from the French Revolution to the heroic arrival of French troops in Italy that marked the beginning of the First Italian campaign of 1796. Utilizing a number of groundbreaking camera and editing techniques, Abel Gance's Napoleon offers one of the most richly rewarding and thrilling experiences in the history of cinema, a brilliant pairing of music and film, comparable to grand opera in its intensity, offering dazzling scenes of unparalleled brilliance. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Albert Dieudonné
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
Antonin Artaud
France
Best movies:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Wooden Crosses (1932)
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Abel Gance
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Gina Manès
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
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Law of the Streets (1956)
Suzanne Bianchetti
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
Marguerite Gance
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
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Pierre Batcheff
China
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
Two Timid Souls (1928)
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Annabella
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
Suez (1938)
Le Million (1931)
Jean d'Yd
France
Best movies:
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Les Misérables (1958)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Maurice Schutz
France
Best movies:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
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Suzy Vernon
France
Best movies:
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Edmond T. Gréville
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Armand Bernard
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
Berge in Flammen (1931)
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André Cerf
France
Marcel Pérès
France
Best movies:
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Order of the Daisy (1967)
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Robert Arnoux
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
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Paul Amiot
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
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Napoleon (1927)
Henry Bonvallet
France
Best movies:
Napoleon (1927)
Léon Larive
France
Best movies:
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The Story of the Fox (1930)
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François Viguier
Algeria
Best movies:
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