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. Originally intended to be the first of six films, director Abel Gance realized the full project would be nigh impossible, and never raised the money to complete the other five. The film's legendary reputation is due to the astonishing range of techniques that Gance uses to tell his story, culminating in the final twenty-minute triptych sequence, which alternates widescreen panoramas with complex multiple- image montages projected simultaneously on three screens.
Credits
Napoleon Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Antonin Artaud
He was 31, 51 years old when he died
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as Jean-Paul Marat |
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Maurice Schutz
He was 61, 88 years old when he died
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as Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli |
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Albert Dieudonné
He was 37, 86 years old when he died
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as Napoléon Bonaparte |
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Gina Manès
She was 34, 96 years old when she died
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as Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais |
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W. Percy Day
He was 49, 86 years old when he died
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as Captain Louis Charles Antoine Desaix |
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Abel Gance
He was 38, 92 years old when he died
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as Louis Antoine Léon from Saint-Just |
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Annabella
She was 20, 89 years old when she died
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as Violine Fleuri and Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary |
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Boris de Fast
He was 36, 81 years old when he died
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as The Green Eye |
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Philippe Hériat
He was 29, 73 years old when he died
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as Antoine Christophe Saliceti |
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Henry Krauss
He was 61, 69 years old when he died
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as Moustache |
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Jean d'Yd
He was 47, 83 years old when he died
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as La Bussière |
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Nicolas Koline
He was 49, now 146 years old
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as Tristan Fleuri |
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Genica Missirio
He was 32, now 129 years old
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as Joachim Murat |
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Guy Favières
He was 51, 86 years old when he died
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as Joseph Fouché |
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Louis Vonelly
He was 44, 80 years old when he died
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as Poet André Marie Chénier |
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Edmond Van Daële
He was 43, 75 years old when he died
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as Maximilien Robespierre |
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Francine Mussey
She was 30, 35 years old when she died
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as Anne Lucile Philippe Laridon Duplessis |
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Suzanne Bianchetti
She was 38, 47 years old when she died
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as Queen Marie-Antoinette of France |
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Georges Cahuzac
He was 56, 85 years old when he died
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as Viscount of Beauharnais |
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Suzy Vernon
She was 26, 95 years old when she died
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as Madame Juliette Récamier |
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Harry Krimer
He was 31, 94 years old when he died
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as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
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Alex Bernard
He was 45, 86 years old when he died
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as General Jacques François Dugommier and Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois |
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Marguerite Gance
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as Charlotte Corday |
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Georges Lampin
He was 26, 77 years old when he died
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as Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte |
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Pierre Batcheff
He was 26, 30 years old when he died
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as General Louis Lazare Hoche |
Napoleon Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Eugen Schüfftan as Special Effects. He was 34 (84) years old when He died
|
Crew |
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Eugen Schüfftan as Visual Effects Supervisor. He was 34 (84) years old when He died
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Visual Effects |
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Léonce-Henri Burel as Additional Photography. He was 35 (85) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Léonce-Henri Burel as Director of Photography. He was 35 (85) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Marguerite Beaugé as Assistant Editor. She was 35 (84) years old when She died
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Editing |
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Roger Hubert as Additional Photography. He was 24 (61) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Jules Kruger as Director of Photography. He was 36 (68) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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W. Percy Day as Painter. He was 49 (86) years old when He died
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Art |
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Eugène Lourié as Art Direction. He was 24 (88) years old when He died
|
Art |
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Abel Gance as Director. He was 38 (92) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Abel Gance as Editor. He was 38 (92) years old when He died
|
Editing |
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Abel Gance as Writer. He was 38 (92) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Arthur Honegger as Original Music Composer. He was 35 (63) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Georges Lampin as Assistant Director. He was 26 (77) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Segundo de Chomón as Special Effects. He was 56 (57) years old when He died
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Crew |
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Alexandre Volkoff as Assistant Director. He was 41 (56) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Boris de Fast as Makeup Artist. He was 36 (81) years old when He died
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Jean Mitry as Assistant Director. He was 24 (84) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Joseph-Louis Mundwiller as Additional Photography. He was 41 (81) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Joseph-Louis Mundwiller as Director of Photography. He was 41 (81) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Henry Krauss as Assistant Director. He was 61 (69) years old when He died
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Directing |
