Napoléon (1927)
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. Originally intended to be the first of six films, director Abel Gance realized the full project would be nearly impossible, and never raised the money to complete the other five. The film's legendary reputation is due to the astonishing range of techniques that Gance uses to tell his story, culminating in the final twenty-minute triptych sequence, which alternates widescreen panoramas with complex multiple- image montages projected simultaneously on three screens.
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Albert DieudonnéNapoléon BonaparteVladimir RoudenkoNapoléon Bonaparte (Child)
Edmond van DaëleMaximilien RobespierreAlexandre KoubitzkyGeorges Jacques Danton
Antonin ArtaudJean-Paul Marat
Abel GanceLouis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just
Gina ManèsJoséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais
Suzanne BianchettiQueen Marie-Antoinette of FranceMarguerite GanceCharlotte CordayYvette DieudonnéÉlisa BonaparteEugénie BuffetLaetizia BonaparteGeorges CahuzacAlexandre, Viscount of BeauharnaisKeywords
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What is Napoléon about?
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. Originally intended to be the first of six films, director Abel Gance realized the full project would be nearly impossible, and never raised the money to complete the other five. The film's legendary reputation is due to the astonishing range of techniques that Gance uses to tell his story, culminating in the final twenty-minute triptych sequence, which alternates widescreen panoramas with complex multiple- image montages projected simultaneously on three screens.
How long is Napoléon?
Napoléon has a runtime of 333 minutes.
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