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851:, held by 20,000 English, Spanish and Italian troops. Captain Napoleon is assigned to the artillery section and is dismayed by the obvious lack of French discipline. He confronts Carteaux in an inn run by Tristan Fleuri, formerly the scullion of Brienne. Napoleon advises Carteaux how best to engage the artillery against Toulon, but Carteaux is dismissive. An enemy artillery shot hits the inn and scatters the officers. Napoleon stays to study a map of Toulon while Fleuri's young son Marcellin (
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greatly trimmed by the distributors early on during exhibition, the new version only retained the centre strip to allow projection in standard single-projector cinemas. Gance was unable to eliminate the problem of the two seams dividing the three panels of film as shown on screen, so he avoided the problem by putting three completely different shots together in some of the
Polyvision scenes. When Gance viewed
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encourages them to attack ferociously. He watches keenly and calmly as this attack progresses, assessing the balance of the struggle and giving appropriate orders. He smiles as his troops turn the tide of battle. Carrying his side's flag, he leads his forces in a final charge and raises the flag at the enemy stronghold.
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on horseback to find the army officers resentful and the soldiers starving. He orders a review of the troops. The troops respond quickly to the commanding presence of
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to see if French authorities can intervene. Napoleon faces the danger alone, walking into an inn where men are arguing politics, all of whom would like to see him dead. He confronts the men and says, "Our fatherland is France ...with me!" His arguments subdue the crowd, but di Borgo enters the
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Napoleon plans to invade Italy. He wishes to marry Joséphine as quickly as possible before he leaves. Hurried preparations go forward. On the wedding day, 9 March 1796, Napoleon is 2 hours late. He is found in his room planning the
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conducted the reconstruction of the film in the years leading up to 1980, including the Polyvision scenes. As a boy, Brownlow had purchased two 9.5 mm reels of the film from a street market. He was captivated by the cinematic boldness of short clips, and his research led to a lifelong
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in London, full to capacity, the film and orchestra received a standing ovation, without pause, from the front of the stalls to the rear of the balcony. Davis conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra in a performance that spanned a little over eight hours, including a 100-minute dinner break.
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under General Hoche, saying he would not fight Frenchman against Frenchman when 200,000 foreigners were threatening the country. He is given a minor map-making command as punishment for refusing the greater post. He draws up plans for an invasion of Italy. In Nice,
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sequences was retained before it was put on limited release in the United States. There, the film was indifferently received at a time when talkies were just starting to appear. The film was restored in 1981 after twenty years' work by silent film historian
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about his 50-year quest to restore Abel Gance's silent masterpiece Napoleon to its five and half-hour glory, and why the search for missing scenes still continues even though the film is about to be released on DVD for the very first time."
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over whether the latter had the right to screen the film without the Coppola score. An understanding was reached and the film was screened for both days. Coppola's single-screen version of the film was last projected for the public at the
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portrays the spirit of the song. "La Marseillaise" is played by the orchestra repeatedly during a scene at the Club of the Cordeliers, and again at other points in the plot. During the 1927 Paris Opera premiere, the song was sung live by
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to accompany the Cordeliers scene. Koubitzky played Danton in the film, but he was also a well-known singer. Gance had earlier asked Koubitzky and Damia to sing during the filming of the Cordeliers scene to inspire the cast and extras.
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Violine and Joséphine both prepare for the wedding bed. Violine prays to a shrine of Napoleon. Joséphine and Napoleon embrace at the bed. In the next room, Violine kisses a shadowy figure of Napoleon that she has created from a doll.
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flies outside the window. Napoleon climbs up the balcony and takes down the flag, shouting to the council, "It is too great for you!" The men fire their pistols at Napoleon but miss as he rides away.
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that lasted several minutes. The acclaim surrounding the film's revival brought Gance much-belated recognition as a master director before his death eleven months later, in November 1981.
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was 13 when he was killed in battle. Marcellin takes courage; he expects to have six years of life left. Napoleon orders the attack forward amidst rain and high wind. A reversal causes
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of a cannon, then he looks up to see the young eagle in a tree. He calls to the eagle which flies down to the cannon barrel. Napoleon caresses the eagle and smiles through his tears.
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calling the film, "A rich feast of images and emotions." He also praised the triptych finale, calling it, "An overwhelming and surprisingly emotional experience." Judith Martin of
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3986:"Abel Gance : les rêves de Napoléon en polyvision enfin restaurés"
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3317:"Francis Ford Coppola presents Napoleon: Abel Gance's 1927 masterpiece"
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4430:Projecting “Napoleon” – une pièce de resistance
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1929:8,000 feet (2,400 m) (1 hour, 51 minutes)
1162:Vladimir Roudenko as Napoléon Bonaparte (child)
1084:In his army office, Napoleon tells 14-year-old
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3775:"Napoleon – battle for the sound of silents"
3901:"Napoleon's cinematic exile to end in 2012"
3284:McKernan, Luke "urbanora" (26 March 2012).
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4162:"Mark Kermode reviews Napoleon BFI Player"
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1842:Shown in two parts totaling about 3 hours
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3948:"A guide to London for Napoléon tourists"
3800:"'Napoleon,' the man and mostly the myth"
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4338:Napoleon: Abel Gance's classic film
4317:Napoleon: Abel Gance's classic film
4132:Martin, Judith (12 February 1982).
4094:Brookner, Anita (7 November 1981).
4012:"Netflix Romancing French Industry"
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3259:. UMI Research Press. p. 294.
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4298:. University of California Press.
4214:Napoleon: Abel Gance's masterpiece
4160:Kermode, Mark (22 December 2017).
3856:San Francisco Silent Film Festival
3574:""Napoleon" & Carmine Coppola"
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3021:San Francisco Silent Film Festival
3008:in two showings in celebration of
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4925:Films scored by Werner R. Heymann
4885:Epic films based on actual events
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4340:(2 ed.). London: Photoplay.
3553:Ebert, Roger (12 February 1981).
3453:Ebert, Roger (27 February 1981).
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3229:List of early color feature films
3197:in the US, and in Australia on a
1803:as sent to the U.S. in 29 reels)
4134:"The Charm of an Old 'Napolean'"
3950:. Silent London. 19 January 2013
3899:Gladysz, Thomas (14 July 2011).
3628:. Pearson/Longman. p. 248.
3286:"Napoléon vu par Kevin Brownlow"
3203:standard-width television screen
3006:Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1555:Released versions and screenings
831:In July 1793, fanatic Girondist
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4945:Films scored by Marius Constant
4940:Films scored by Carmine Coppola
4920:Films scored by Arthur Honegger
4815:French biographical drama films
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4183:The Film Director as Superstar
3798:Thomas, Kevin (11 July 2007).
3572:Ebert, Roger (19 April 1981).
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4955:Silent historical drama films
4805:French historical drama films
4432:. Details of 2004 projection.
3992:(in French). 27 February 2020
3626:A Short History of the Movies
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633:Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
4930:Films scored by Henri Verdun
4875:Films directed by Abel Gance
4780:1920s historical drama films
4210:"Frequently Asked Questions"
3830:Movie News: Top News Stories
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4865:Films shot in Corse-du-Sud
4528:Un drame au château d'Acre
3975:Retrieved 25 November 2023
3736:Presented in 'Polyvision'"
3224:List of biographical films
3205:, the triptych portion is
2971:in London, French actress
2185:Bonaparte et la Révolution
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4258:"Napoleon (1927) (1929)"
3783:. London. Archived from
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4294:The Parade's Gone By...
4179:Gelmis, Joseph (1970).
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3905:San Francisco Chronicle
3123:San Francisco Chronicle
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2505:(Brownlow 1989 TV cut)
2409:(Brownlow 1983 TV cut)
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4960:Silent adventure films
4810:French war drama films
4664:Beethoven's Great Love
4560:The Torture of Silence
4244:British Film Institute
4166:British Film Institute
4100:London Review of Books
4016:The Hollywood Reporter
3367:British Film Institute
3112:London Review of Books
3076:Cinémathèque Française
3035:for the performances.
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264:7 April 1927
4736:Cyrano and d'Artagnan
4410:1980 London screening
3969:BBC Radio 4 network.
3234:List of longest films
3184:Photoplay Productions
3050:On 13 November 2016,
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4855:Films set in Corsica
4820:Films about Napoleon
4404:The 2000 restoration
3878:"Calendar of Events"
3530:Smithsonian Magazine
3016:in the early 1980s.
2993:Francis Ford Coppola
2934:Francis Ford Coppola
2796:5 hours, 32 minutes
2324:Francis Ford Coppola
2128:(Studio 28 version)
1846:Gaumont Film Company
1419:Ludwig van Beethoven
1094:French Army of Italy
965:Jean-Lambert Tallien
883:Joseph Agricol Viala
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4850:Films set in France
4138:The Washington Post
3763:, pp. 217–236.
3651:, pp. 132–138.
3470:, pp. 261–263.
3129:The Washington Post
3044:Royal Festival Hall
3029:Oakland, California
2985:Royal Festival Hall
2904:The film historian
2861:7 hours, 5 minutes
2822:Royal Festival Hall
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2582:Royal Festival Hall
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1760:toned, shown twice
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1115:Napoleon speeds to
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4970:1920s French films
4860:Films set in Italy
4584:The Tenth Symphony
4512:The Mask of Horror
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4840:Films set in 1795
4835:Films set in 1793
4830:Films set in 1792
4825:Films set in 1783
4800:French epic films
4790:1920s color films
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4576:The Zone of Death
4552:Le droit à la vie
4064:"Napoléon (1929)"
4018:. 15 January 2021
3804:Los Angeles Times
3787:on 9 August 2011.
3717:Los Angeles Times
3702:Los Angeles Times
3687:Los Angeles Times
3292:. thebioscope.net
3153:Sergei Eisenstein
3025:Paramount Theatre
3014:Universal Studios
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2830:Bristol Watershed
2678:Paramount Theatre
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1783:French provinces
1698:Universum Film AG
1605:Marguerite Beaugé
1493:Triptych sequence
1477:Thames Television
1431:Felix Mendelssohn
1295:Lucile Desmoulins
1254:as Tristan Fleuri
1248:as Violine Fleuri
1059:Juliette Récamier
1004:Pierre de Canolle
987:War in the Vendée
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853:Serge Freddy-Karl
679:National Assembly
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1396:incidental music
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1235:Antoine Saliceti
1222:Yvette Dieudonné
1217:Charlotte Corday
1213:Marguerite Gance
1168:Edmond Van Daële
1154:Albert Dieudonné
1014:) and the actor
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837:Marguerite Gance
833:Charlotte Corday
822:Albert Dieudonné
741:Sylvio Cavicchia
690:Yvette Dieudonné
673:On the night of
641:Albert Dieudonné
617:Edmond Van Daële
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4656:Lucrezia Borgia
4544:Les Gaz mortels
4491:
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4406:, SilentEra.com
4400:, SilentEra.com
4380:Rotten Tomatoes
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1277:Madame Récamier
1267:Andrée Standart
1231:Philippe Hériat
1226:Élisa Bonaparte
1190:Jean-Paul Marat
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1051:Thérésa Tallien
1032:Genica Missirio
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931:Pierre Batcheff
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1347:
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1240:Max Maxudian
1136:Primary cast
1114:
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1040:Guy Favières
1024:
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969:Jean Gaudrey
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384:film tinting
354:, extensive
352:fast cutting
346:
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280:Running time
257:Release date
204:Jules Kruger
107:
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43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
4608:Au Secours!
4568:Barberousse
4489:Filmography
3954:12 February
3932:12 February
3426:21 February
3207:letterboxed
3082:along with
3060:BBC Radio 4
2782:35 mm
2734:35 mm
2686:35 mm
2638:35 mm
2590:35 mm
2542:35 mm
2494:35 mm
2446:35 mm
2398:35 mm
2353:70 mm
2303:35 mm
2254:35 mm
2248:, Colorado
2221:(Brownlow)
2210:35 mm
2176:35 mm
2142:35 mm
2115:9.5 mm
2069:35 mm
1945:35 mm
1926:(USA 1929)
1915:35 mm
1870:35 mm
1828:35 mm
1788:35 mm
1763:35 mm
1719:35 mm
1680:35 mm
1631:35 mm
1624:Paris Opera
1588:April 1927
1541:CinemaScope
1526:(3× 1.33:1)
1414:in the US.
1357: [
1324:René Jeanne
1286:Phélippeaux
1282:Petit Vidal
1273:Suzy Vernon
1126:Montezemolo
1063:Suzy Vernon
979: [
953: [
895:Samuel Hood
879:drummer boy
776:Montagnards
761:French flag
656:Paul Barras
562:René Jeanne
538: [
531:Phélippeaux
301:Silent film
161:Produced by
143:Directed by
4775:1927 films
4769:Categories
4754:Polyvision
4728:Austerlitz
4480:Abel Gance
4191:. p.
4048:29 January
4022:19 January
3996:19 January
3610:, p.
3455:"Napoléon"
3343:, p.
3240:References
3174:Home media
3168:Eisenstein
2989:Carl Davis
2858:(Mourier)
2824:– London,
2814:Carl Davis
2774:Ziggo Dome
2766:Carl Davis
2718:Carl Davis
2680:, Oakland
2670:Carl Davis
2622:Carl Davis
2574:Carl Davis
2526:Carl Davis
2430:Carl Davis
2385:Carl Davis
2351:35 mm
2314:(Coppola)
2286:Carl Davis
2196:Abel Gance
2117:8 mm
2113:16 mm
2090:Abel Gance
2046:Abel Gance
1891:Abel Gance
1881:(UK 1928)
1875:June 1928
1839:(Gaumont)
1813:Abel Gance
1739:Abel Gance
1656:Abel Gance
1533:widescreen
1514:Polyvision
1505:finale of
1473:David Gill
1439:Ah! ça ira
1408:Carl Davis
1381:Abel Gance
1204:Gina Manès
1195:Abel Gance
1145:Abel Gance
1074:Gina Manès
1020:Roger Blum
1012:Jean Henry
923:Abel Gance
802:Olaf Fjord
652:Gina Manès
460:Polyvision
342:Polyvision
334:Abel Gance
308:Box office
268:1927-04-07
181:Gina Manès
164:Abel Gance
156:Abel Gance
153:Written by
147:Abel Gance
101:March 2020
71:newspapers
4680:J'accuse!
4189:Doubleday
3780:The Times
3195:Laserdisc
3162:Director
3137:wrote in
3090:Reception
2973:Annabella
2947:(through
2728:, London
2632:, London
2584:, London
2534:Channel 4
2438:Channel 4
2297:, London
2020:UK homes
1959:17 reels
1950:ca. 1928
1793:ca. 1928
1636:May 1927
1580:Triptych
1535:(such as
1482:Hollywood
1318:Jean d'Yd
1246:Annabella
1242:as Barras
961:Jean d'Yd
857:Annabella
806:Le Hasard
794:Le Hasard
789:Agamemnon
787:HMS
783:Le Hasard
356:close-ups
238:(Germany)
210:Edited by
4616:Napoléon
4592:J'accuse
4504:La Digue
4444:Notebook
4438:Napoléon
4436:Various
4397:Napoléon
4391:AllMovie
4386:Napoléon
4375:Napoléon
4364:Napoléon
4290:(1968).
4224:28 March
4154:and the
3734:Napoléon
3535:28 March
3326:28 March
3296:28 March
3213:See also
3199:Region 4
3145:Napoléon
3104:Napoléon
3095:Napoléon
3072:Napoléon
3052:Napoléon
3040:Napoléon
2938:Napoléon
2911:Napoléon
2898:Napoléon
2875:, Paris
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