Napoleon

• Rated 7.9 out of 10
• Movie
• 1927
• 5h 32m
• Drama
• History
• War

A biopic of former Emperor of France, 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 1797 invasion of Italy.

Director

Abel Gance

Starring

Albert Dieudonné, Nicolas Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky