Directed by:
Abel GanceScreenplay:
Abel GanceCast:
Albert Dieudonné, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance, Gina Manès, Suzanne Bianchetti, Marguerite Gance, Pierre Batcheff, Annabella, Jean d'Yd, Maurice Schutz (more)Plots(1)
Originally conceived by its director as the first of 6 films about Napoleon, this five and a half hour epic features full scale historical recreations of episodes from his personal and political life, from the French Revolution to the heroic arrival of French troops in Italy that marked the beginning of the First Italian campaign of 1796. Utilizing a number of groundbreaking camera and editing techniques, Abel Gance's Napoleon offers one of the most richly rewarding and thrilling experiences in the history of cinema, a brilliant pairing of music and film, comparable to grand opera in its intensity, offering dazzling scenes of unparalleled brilliance. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
![Albert Dieudonné](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483242_6b52ea.jpg)
Albert Dieudonné
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
![Antonin Artaud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/743/163743459_4db943.png)
Antonin Artaud
France
Best movies:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Wooden Crosses (1932)
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
![Abel Gance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496855_032dbc.jpg)
Abel Gance
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
![Gina Manès](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/712/164712763_72bebd.jpg)
Gina Manès
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
The Faithful Heart (1923)
Law of the Streets (1956)
![Suzanne Bianchetti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431681_513b24.jpg)
Suzanne Bianchetti
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Marguerite Gance
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Pierre Batcheff
China
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Two Timid Souls (1928)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1929)
![Annabella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/737/163737251_bca2c7.jpg)
Annabella
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Suez (1938)
Le Million (1931)
![Jean d'Yd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494669_8c6129.jpg)
Jean d'Yd
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
![Maurice Schutz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/743/163743457_acf254.png)
Maurice Schutz
France
Best movies:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Judgment of the God (1952)
Adémai au poteau-frontière (1950)
![Suzy Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278947_645251.jpg)
Suzy Vernon
France
Best movies:
Faces of Children (1925)
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
![Edmond T. Gréville](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462478_8d1111.jpg)
Edmond T. Gréville
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
![Armand Bernard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353695_6e19cc.jpg)
Armand Bernard
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Berge in Flammen (1931)
Souvenirs perdus (1950)
![André Cerf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/087/189/87189982_1e5e2d.jpg)
André Cerf
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Nana (1926)
Malevil (1981)
![Marcel Pérès](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871926_e7ebf1.jpg)
Marcel Pérès
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
![Robert Arnoux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262651_bcf651.jpg)
Robert Arnoux
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
La Nuit est mon royaume (1951)
![Paul Amiot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/066/037/66037483_928abb.jpg)
Paul Amiot
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Henry Bonvallet
France
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Léon Larive
France
Best movies:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Story of the Fox (1930)
Children of Paradise (1945)
François Viguier
Algeria
Best movies:
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
Behold the Man (1935)