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Directed by Abel Gance
Starring: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance, Gina Manès, Marguerite Gance, Yvette Dieudonné, Phillippe Hériat
Contributors: Abel Gance, Henri de Cazotte, Hugo Stinnes, Wengoroff, Léonce-Henri Burel, Jules Kruger, Joseph-Louis Mundwiller, Nikolai Toporkoff, Carl Davis
Studio: BFI
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 19 Dec 2016
Originally Issued: 1927
No of Discs: 4
Weight: 190g
Dimensions: 174 x 15 x 138 (mm)
Genre: Classic
BBFC Cert: (PG) Parental Guidance.
Rental/Retail: Retail/Rental
Run Time: 333 minutes
Sound: DTS 7.1
Description
Abel Gance writes, directs and stars in this epic silent French drama about Napoleon Bonaparte's early career. The film follows the young Napoleon (Albert Dieudonné/Vladimir Roudenko) as he attends the elite military school Brienne College, joins the French Army, witnesses the French Revolution in 1792 and takes part in the First Italian Campaign, during which time he becomes increasingly influential in French politics and meets his future wife Joséphine (Gina Manès).
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