Napoleon (1927)

Name: Napoleon
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1927-01-10
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Albert Dieudonné, Nicolas Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud

Drama
History
War

A biopic of former Emperor of France, 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 1797 invasion of Italy.

Rating: 7.9 / 10 (235 votes)
Release date: January 10, 1927
Runtime: 7h 05m
Language: French
Director: Abel Gance
Status: Released