Napoleon

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1927

5h 33m

French

Drama, History, War

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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, cul...

Napoleon

Movie

1927

5h 33m

French

Drama, History, War

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Albert Dieudonné

Napoléon Bonaparte

Vladimir Roudenko

Napoléon Bonaparte (Child)

Edmond van Daële

Maximilien Robespierre

Alexandre Koubitzky

Georges Jacques Danton

Antonin Artaud

Jean-Paul Marat

Abel Gance

Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just

Gina Manès

Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharn...

Nicolas Koline

Tristan Fleury

Annabella

Violine Fleury / Bernardine Eugéni...

Charlotte Corday

Élisa Bonaparte

Letizia Bonaparte

Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli

Philippe Hériat

Antoine Christophe Saliceti

Acho Chakatouny

Count Charles-André Pozzo of Borgo

Louis Sance

King Louis XVI of France

Suzanne Bianchetti

Queen Marie-Antoinette of France

Georges Cahuzac

Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais

Max Maxudian

Paul François Jean Nicolas, Viscou...

Harry Krimer

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Francine Mussey

Anne Lucile Philippe Desmoulins, bo...

Robert Vidalin

Camille Desmoulins

Henri Baudin

Santo-Ricci - Corsican Shepherd

Daniel Buiret

Augustin Robespierre

Adrien Caillard

Thomas Gasparin / Jean François Ri...

Directed By: Abel Gance

Written By: Abel Gance

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siggi963 says...

2 weeks ago

This is an excellent movie that takes you through all the aspects of Napoleons career. Though, be aware that this movie is five and a half hours long, sou you should consider watching it in 2 or 3 sessions.

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miguelreina says...

4 years ago

[MUBI] The last great epic of silent movies. Inventing cinema as art. The portrait of a truly idealized Napoleon, turned into the hero of a heroic film. The extension of "The birth of a nation" (D.W. griffith, 1915) as epic cinema. But also effective in moments of full emotion (the reunion with the mother, the singing of "La Marseillaise"). That great, amazing Act IV. The cinema that we will never watch again.

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soonertbone says...

2 years ago

A movie to be appreciated, not enjoyed. Gance continues to impress me as a filmmaker, using a wide variety of pretty shocking techniques (handheld-esque camera movement, widescreen??) to enhance emotional impact or to develop themes (lots of superimposition, etc.) I'm particularly in love with his editing style, which can recall the best of Eisenstein when it's done well. But unfortunately, his editing prowess doesn't extend to cutting down the length of this films, as this one is over 5 hours AGAIN. And unlike La Roue, the story and characters just aren't compelling to me in the slightest, so it felt like a slog to get through.

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CinemaSerf

2 years ago

Where to start? Carl Davis' recently composed inspiring score provides a wonderful accompaniment to the truly epic silent retrospective on the life of Napoleon. I saw a digital restoration recently and the quality of this over 90 year old film (in 2 parts) has lost none of its vivacity and vigour. W More

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