The read
It runs long at 4h 35m.
Synopsis
Abel Gance's 1971 sound edition of his 1927 epic, which contains much of the silent original, with newly shot material added in both 1965 and 1971, and with sound synchronisation from both the 1932 reissue and this version.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Abel GanceWriter
- Abel GanceDirector
Cast
- Albert DieudonnéNapoléon Bonaparte (archive footage)
- AnnabellaViolene (archive footage)
- Antonin ArtaudMarat (archive footage)
- Pierre BatcheffHoche (archive footage)
- Eugénie BuffetLaetitia (archive footage)
- Abel GanceSt. Just (archive footage)
- Philippe HériatSalicetti (archive footage)
- Nicolas KolineTristan (archive footage)
- Alexandre KoubitzkyDanton (archive footage)
- Gina ManèsJoséphine de Beauharnais (archive footage)
- Jean TopartNarrator (voice)
- Edmond van DaëleRobespierre (archive footage)
Themes
french revolutionnapoleon bonapartehistorical epicfilm restorationedited from filmepic film