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…
Napoleon (1927)
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.
Top 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
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FAQ about Napoleon
What is Napoleon about?
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,…
When was Napoleon released?
Napoleon was released in 1927.
What genres does Napoleon belong to?
Napoleon is categorised as Drama, History, War.
Who stars in Napoleon?
The cast of Napoleon includes Albert Dieudonné, Nicolas Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud.