Napoleon (1927)
1927 · 7h 5m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
A biopic of former Emperor of France, 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,…
Director: Abel Gance
Writers: Abel Gance
Music by: Arthur Honegger
Cinematography: Jules Kruger, Nikolai Toporkoff
Editor: Abel Gance
Box office: $3M · Rated 7.9/10 by 232 viewers
Cast
Albert Dieudonné as Napoléon BonaparteNicolas Roudenko as Napoléon Bonaparte (Child)Edmond van Daële as Maximilien RobespierreAlexandre Koubitzky as Georges Jacques DantonAntonin Artaud as Jean-Paul MaratAbel Gance as Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-JustGina Manès as Joséphine, Viscountess of BeauharnaisNicolas Koline as Tristan FleuryAnnabella as Violine Fleury / Bernardine Eugénie Désirée ClaryMarguerite Gance as Charlotte CordayYvette Dieudonné as Élisa BonaparteEugénie Buffet as Letizia BonaparteMore like this
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