Abel Gance
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Oct 25, 1889 · Paris, France
Active 1909–1981 · Awards: BAFTA Fellowship
Abel Gance was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).
Filmography
Napoleon (1927) — Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just · Director · Writer · EditorThe Fall of the House of Usher (1928) — Bar CustomerJ'Accuse (1919) — Director · Screenplay · EditorLa Roue (1923) — Writer · Director · Editor · ProducerAusterlitz (1960) — Director · WriterJ'Accuse (1938) — Director · WriterThe Woman Thief (1938) — Director14 juillet 1953 (1954) — Director · EditorAu secours ! (1924) — Director · Producer · WriterNapoléon Bonaparte (1935) — Saint-Just · Director · Editor · ScreenplayCamille (1934) — Director · ProducerFour Flights to Love (1939) — Director · ScreenplayThe Life and Loves of Beethoven (1937) — Writer · DirectorQueen Margot (1954) — WriterLe Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre (1935) — Screenplay · DirectorMater Dolorosa (1933) — Writer · DirectorPoliche (1934) — DirectorTillers of the Soil (1923) — ProducerCaptain Fracasse (1943) — Director · WriterBlind Venus (1941) — Writer · DirectorThe Madness of Dr. Tube (1915) — Director · WriterThe Tenth Symphony (1918) — Director · WriterCyrano and d'Artagnan (1964) — Director · ScreenplayThe End of the World (1931) — Jean Novalic · Director · Screenplay