Napoleon
Release Date: 1927-01-10
Rating : 7.8/10
Duration : 330 minutes
Genres : Drama, History, War
Director : Abel Gance
Writer : Abel Gance
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
Cast
Albert Dieudonné
Nicolas Roudenko
Edmond van Daële
Alexandre Koubitzky
Antonin Artaud
Abel Gance