A massive six-hour biopic of Napoleon, tracing his career from his schooldays to his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797. The film features a range of techniques, including a snowball fight staged like a military campaign, and a triptych sequence with widescreen panoramas and complex multiple-image montages projected simultaneously on three screens.
Abel Gance's Napoleon
The film explores the formative years and military exploits of a French general.
