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Napoléon

G · 1927 ‧ War/Documentary ‧ 5h 30m
8.2/10 · IMDb 90% · Rotten Tomatoes 4.2/5 · Letterboxd
This ambitious silent film, renowned for its groundbreaking camerawork and editing, portrays the early life of French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte (Albert Dieudonne), beginning with his childhood and ending with a successful military campaign in...
Release date: February 17, 1929 (USA)
Director: Abel Gance
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Gaumont
Box office: $2.5 million (1981 reissue)
Cinematography: Jules Kruger
Language: Silent film with intertitles