Cinematic background from Napoleon 1927 - 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.

Napoleon

1927

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Abel Gance
Writers:
Abel Gance
Official poster of Napoleon 1927 directed by Abel Gance