Napoleon (1979)

  • NR
  • 09/01/1979 (US)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 5h 33m

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.

Abel Gance

Director, Writer

Cast

Albert Dieudonné's headshot

Albert Dieudonné

Napoléon Bonaparte
Vladimir Roudenko's headshot

Vladimir Roudenko

Napoléon Bonaparte (Child)
Edmond van Daële's headshot

Edmond van Daële

Maximilien Robespierre
Alexandre Koubitzky's headshot

Alexandre Koubitzky

Georges Jacques Danton
Antonin Artaud's headshot

Antonin Artaud

Jean-Paul Marat
Abel Gance's headshot

Abel Gance

Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just
Gina Manès's headshot

Gina Manès

Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais
Nicolas Koline's headshot

Nicolas Koline

Tristan Fleury

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