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Napoleon

Napoleon

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 8, 1927

Runtime

7h 5m

Genres

Drama, History, War

User Score

78%

Original Title

Napoléon

Production Companies

Société Westi, Ciné France, Films Abel Gance, Isepa-Wengeroff Film, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Société générale des films

Director

Abel Gance

Revenue

$39,448

Description

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.