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Napoleon (1979)

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Audience Score
78
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NR 5 hr 30 minSep 1st, 1979Drama, History, War
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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.
StarringAlbert DieudonnéVladimir RoudenkoEdmond van Daële
DirectorAbel Gance
WriterAbel Gance

Movie Details

Movie Box Office Gross:$39,448 (Worldwide)
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Société Westi, Ciné France, Films Abel Gance, Isepa-Wengeroff Film, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Société générale des films
Movie Tags:
biographysilent filmbased on true storyblack and whiteparis, francefranceitalyhistorycivil war18th century