Principal cast
Albert Dieudonné, Nicolas Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky and Antonin Artaud
About the film
Napoleon at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1927 film at stop 294 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller (director of photography), Jules Kruger (director of photography), Léonce-Henri Burel (director of photography), Nikolai Toporkoff (director of photography) and Abel Gance (editor)
- Director
- Abel Gance
- Release
- 1927-01-10
- Runtime
- 330 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, History and War
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 20 questions
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Full cast
- Albert DieudonnéCharacter: Napoléon Bonaparte
- Nicolas RoudenkoCharacter: Napoléon Bonaparte (Child)
- Edmond van DaëleCharacter: Maximilien Robespierre
- Alexandre KoubitzkyCharacter: Georges Jacques Danton
- Antonin ArtaudCharacter: Jean-Paul Marat
- Abel GanceCharacter: Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just
- Gina ManèsCharacter: Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais
- Nicolas KolineCharacter: Tristan Fleury
- AnnabellaCharacter: Violine Fleury / Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary
- Marguerite GanceCharacter: Charlotte Corday
- Yvette DieudonnéCharacter: Élisa Bonaparte
- Eugénie BuffetCharacter: Letizia Bonaparte
Full crew
Full crew
- Abel GanceCredits: Director, Writer, Editor
- Mme. AugrisCredits: Costume Design
- Wladimir KwanineCredits: Makeup Artist
- Edouard de BersaucourtCredits: Production Manager
- Eugen SchüfftanCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor, Special Effects
- Henry de CazotteCredits: Producer
- Arthur HoneggerCredits: Original Music Composer
- SauvageauCredits: Costume Design
- W. Percy DayCredits: Painter
- Nicolas WilckeCredits: Prop Maker, Special Effects
- AlbinetCredits: Gaffer
- Constantin GeftmanCredits: Unit Manager
- William DelafontaineCredits: Unit Manager
- Léonce-Henri BurelCredits: Additional Photography, Director of Photography
- Alexandre BenoisCredits: Art Direction
- Roger HubertCredits: Additional Photography
- Louis OsmontCredits: Casting, Unit Production Manager
- Georges CharmyCredits: Costume Design
- Noë BlochCredits: Production Manager
- Paul BriquetCredits: Camera Operator
- Mme. NeminskyCredits: Costume Design
- Boris de FastCredits: Makeup Artist
- Rene RuflyCredits: Unit Manager
- Lee PlanskoyCredits: Camera Operator
- Marcel EywingerCredits: Camera Operator, Additional Photography
- Henriette PinsonCredits: Assistant Editor
- Hugo StinnesCredits: Producer
- WengeroffCredits: Producer
- Alexandre LochakoffCredits: Art Direction
- GrazaCredits: Gaffer
- Fédote BourgasoffCredits: Camera Operator
- Edward SchollCredits: Special Effects
- Joseph-Louis MundwillerCredits: Additional Photography, Director of Photography
- Jeanne LanvinCredits: Costume Design
- Segundo de ChomónCredits: Special Effects
- Henri BerryerCredits: Electrician
- MonniotCredits: Camera Operator
- GalvinCredits: Shoe Design
- Paul MinineCredits: Special Effects
- Émile PierreCredits: Additional Photography
- DoublonCredits: Gaffer
- Marguerite BeaugéCredits: Assistant Editor
- Vladimir MeingardCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Henri AndréaniCredits: Assistant Director
- Viktor TourjanskyCredits: Assistant Director
- Eugène LouriéCredits: Art Direction
- Pierre DanisCredits: Assistant Director
- Georges JacoutyCredits: Art Direction
- Jean MitryCredits: Assistant Director
- LemirtCredits: Armorer
- Henry KraussCredits: Assistant Director
- Simone SurdieuxCredits: Script Supervisor
- Simon FeldmanCredits: Technical Supervisor
- Mario NalpasCredits: Assistant Director
- Alexandre VolkoffCredits: Assistant Director
- Georges LampinCredits: Assistant Director
- Sacher PurnalCredits: Assistant Director
- Jean ArroyCredits: Assistant Director
- Anatole LitvakCredits: Assistant Director
- Pierre SchildCredits: Art Direction
- Serge PiménoffCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Jules KrugerCredits: Director of Photography
- Nikolai ToporkoffCredits: Director of Photography
- Georges LucasCredits: Additional Photography
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