Napoleon (1927)

January 10, 1927 (FR) • Drama, History, War • 425m

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.

Director

Abel Gance

Writer

Abel Gance

Top Billed

Albert Dieudonné

Keywords

civil war france paris, france italy french revolution biography napoleon bonaparte based on true story guillotine black and white political campaign silent film 18th century french government la marseillaise military school war in europe revolutionary war monochrome robespierre reign of terror national hero french impressionism republic toulon, france french history historical epic history

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Top Billed Cast

Albert Dieudonné

Napoléon Bonaparte

Nicolas Roudenko

Napoléon Bonaparte (Child)

Edmond van Daële

Maximilien Robespierre

Alexandre Koubitzky

Georges Jacques Danton

Antonin Artaud

Jean-Paul Marat

Abel Gance

Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just

Gina Manès

Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais

Nicolas Koline

Tristan Fleury

Annabella

Violine Fleury / Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary

Marguerite Gance

Charlotte Corday

Yvette Dieudonné

Élisa Bonaparte

Eugénie Buffet

Letizia Bonaparte

Maurice Schutz

Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli

Philippe Hériat

Antoine Christophe Saliceti

Acho Chakatouny

Count Charles-André Pozzo of Borgo

Louis Sance

King Louis XVI of France

Suzanne Bianchetti

Queen Marie-Antoinette of France

Georges Cahuzac

Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais

Max Maxudian

Paul François Jean Nicolas, Viscount of Barras

Harry Krimer

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Francine Mussey

Anne Lucile Philippe Desmoulins, born Laridon-Duplessis

Robert Vidalin

Camille Desmoulins

Henri Baudin

Santo-Ricci - Corsican Shepherd

Daniel Buiret

Augustin Robespierre

Adrien Caillard

Thomas Gasparin / Jean François Ricord

Roger Blum

François-Joseph Talma

Pierre Batcheff

General Louis Lazare Hoche

Alex Bernard

General Jacques François Dugommier / Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois

Carrie Carvalho

The Seer

Sylvio Cavicchia

Lucien Bonaparte (Adult)

Léon Courtois

General Jean François Carteaux

Damia

La Marseillaise

Pierre de Canolle

Auguste de Marmont

Gilbert Dacheux

Jean-Pierre du Teil

Pierre Danis

Colonel Jean-Baptiste Muiron

W. Percy Day

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

Raoul De Ansorena

Captain Louis Charles Antoine Desaix

Boris de Fast

The Green Eye

Guy Favières

Joseph Fouché

Serge Freddy-Karl

The Small Drum Marcellin Fleury

Jean Gaudrey

Jean-Lambert Tallien

Simone Genevois

Pauline Bonaparte

Georges Hénin

Eugène Rose from Beauharnais

Jean Henry

Sergeant Jean-Andoche Junot

Henry Krauss

Moustache

Georges Lampin

Joseph Bonaparte

Alexandre Mathillon

General Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer

Genica Missirio

Joachim Murat

Jeanne Pen

Hortense Eugénie Cécile de Beauharnais

Roblin

Picot de Peccaduc

Jack Rye

Charles O'Hara

Andrée Standart

Thérésa Cabarrus, Madame Tallien

Suzy Vernon

Madame Juliette Récamier

Petit Vidal

Pierre Philippeaux

Louis Vonelly

Poet André Marie Chénier

Jean d'Yd

La Bussière

René Jeanne

Professor at Brienne

Philippe Rolla

André Masséna

François Viguier

Georges Auguste Couthon

Grégoire Metchnikoff

Charles Pierre François Augereau

Pierrette Lugand

Caroline Bonaparte

Roger Chantal

Jérôme Bonaparte

Jean Rauzena

Louis Bonaparte

Henri Beaulieu

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Daniel Mendaille

Louis Marie Stanislas Fréron

Paul Amiot

Antoine Fouquier-Tinville

Georgette Sorelle

Élisabeth Philippe Marie Hélène de France, Madame Élisabeth

Mony Thomassin

Marie-Thérèse de France, Madame Royale

Lise Carvalho

Marie-Anne-Adélaïde Lenormand

Florence Talma

Louise Sébastienne Danton, born Gély

Noëlle Mattô

Albertine Marat

Henry Bonvallet

General Jacques-François de Menou, Baron of Boussay

Raphaël Lievin

Fabre d'Églantine

Conrad Veidt

Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade

Camille Beuve

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

Olaf Fjord

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte

Crew

Abel Gance

Director

Abel Gance

Writer

Mme. Augris

Costume Design

Wladimir Kwanine

Makeup Artist

Edouard de Bersaucourt

Production Manager

Eugen Schüfftan

Visual Effects Supervisor

Henry de Cazotte

Producer

Arthur Honegger

Original Music Composer

Sauvageau

Costume Design

W. Percy Day

Painter

Nicolas Wilcke

Prop Maker

Albinet

Gaffer

Constantin Geftman

Unit Manager

William Delafontaine

Unit Manager

Léonce-Henri Burel

Additional Photography

Alexandre Benois

Art Direction

Roger Hubert

Additional Photography

Louis Osmont

Casting

Georges Charmy

Costume Design

Noë Bloch

Production Manager

Paul Briquet

Camera Operator

Abel Gance

Editor

Mme. Neminsky

Costume Design

Boris de Fast

Makeup Artist

Rene Rufly

Unit Manager

Lee Planskoy

Camera Operator

Marcel Eywinger

Camera Operator

Henriette Pinson

Assistant Editor

Hugo Stinnes

Producer

Wengeroff

Producer

Alexandre Lochakoff

Art Direction

Graza

Gaffer

Louis Osmont

Unit Production Manager

Fédote Bourgasoff

Camera Operator

Marcel Eywinger

Additional Photography

Edward Scholl

Special Effects

Joseph-Louis Mundwiller

Additional Photography

Jeanne Lanvin

Costume Design

Segundo de Chomón

Special Effects

Henri Berryer

Electrician

Monniot

Camera Operator

Galvin

Shoe Design

Eugen Schüfftan

Special Effects

Paul Minine

Special Effects

Émile Pierre

Additional Photography

Nicolas Wilcke

Special Effects

Doublon

Gaffer

Marguerite Beaugé

Assistant Editor

Vladimir Meingard

Assistant Art Director

Henri Andréani

Assistant Director

Viktor Tourjansky

Assistant Director

Eugène Lourié

Art Direction

Pierre Danis

Assistant Director

Georges Jacouty

Art Direction

Jean Mitry

Assistant Director

Lemirt

Armorer

Henry Krauss

Assistant Director

Simone Surdieux

Script Supervisor

Simon Feldman

Technical Supervisor

Mario Nalpas

Assistant Director

Alexandre Volkoff

Assistant Director

Georges Lampin

Assistant Director

Sacher Purnal

Assistant Director

Jean Arroy

Assistant Director

Anatole Litvak

Assistant Director

Pierre Schild

Art Direction

Serge Piménoff

Assistant Art Director

Joseph-Louis Mundwiller

Director of Photography

Jules Kruger

Director of Photography

Nikolai Toporkoff

Director of Photography

Léonce-Henri Burel

Director of Photography

Georges Lucas

Additional Photography

Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 8/10

June 6, 2022

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 and hues are subtle and vibrant and Abel Gance dir… read the rest.