Napoléon

Abel Gance, France, 1927. Silent epic, on-screen as Napoléon vu par Abel Gance. Albert Dieudonné as Bonaparte, Gina Manès, Antonin Artaud, Edmond Van Daële. Gance wrote and produced; Jules Kruger photographed; Pathé-Nathan released it 7 April. Polyvision three-screen finale. The English Wikipedia File is Kevin Brownlow's 2K reconstruction with the BFI National Archive and the Cinémathèque française, about five hours thirty minutes, English intertitles, Pathé-style tinting restored by Joao Oliveira. Infobox lists other runtimes up to 562 minutes among restorations. Youth at Brienne through the Italian campaign. A camera that will not sit still.