Napoléon 1927

Name: Napoléon
Released: 1927-05-08
Cast: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Abel Gance
Written by:	Abel Gance
Runtime:	425 minutes
Critics score:	90 / 100
Related titles:	Austerlitz 1960 Bonaparte et la révolution 1972 Napoléon Bonaparte 1935