Napoleon
DramaHistoryWar
7.8/10
|FR
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|425 min
Release Date: 1927-01-10
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Société WestiCiné FranceFilms Abel GanceIsepa-Wengeroff FilmPathé Consortium CinémaSociété générale des films
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
8/10
Where to start? Carl Davis' recently composed inspiring score provides a wonderful accompaniment to the truly epic silent retrospective on the life of Napoleon. I saw a digital restoration recently and the quality of this over 90 year old film (in 2 parts) has lost none of its vivacity and vigour. We start with a snowball fight and end with high drama via some magnificent battle scenes. The tints ...
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