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Napoleon

(1927)

Drama, History, War

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5hrs 30m

Overview

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.

Score

78

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Albert Dieudonné as Napoléon Bonaparte

Albert Dieudonné

** Napoléon Bonaparte

Nicolas Roudenko as Napoléon Bonaparte (Child)

Nicolas Roudenko

** Napoléon Bonaparte (Child)

Edmond van Daële as Maximilien Robespierre

Edmond van Daële

** Maximilien Robespierre

Alexandre Koubitzky as Georges Jacques Danton

Alexandre Koubitzky

** Georges Jacques Danton

Antonin Artaud as Jean-Paul Marat

Antonin Artaud

** Jean-Paul Marat

Abel Gance as Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just

Abel Gance

** Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just

Gina Manès as Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais

Gina Manès

** Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais

Nicolas Koline as Tristan Fleury

Nicolas Koline

** Tristan Fleury

Annabella as Violine Fleury / Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary

Annabella

** Violine Fleury / Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary

Marguerite Gance as Charlotte Corday

Marguerite Gance

** Charlotte Corday

Yvette Dieudonné as Élisa Bonaparte

Yvette Dieudonné

** Élisa Bonaparte

Eugénie Buffet as Letizia Bonaparte

Eugénie Buffet

** Letizia Bonaparte

Maurice Schutz as Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli

Maurice Schutz

** Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli

Philippe Hériat as Antoine Christophe Saliceti

Philippe Hériat

** Antoine Christophe Saliceti

Acho Chakatouny as Count Charles-André Pozzo of Borgo

Acho Chakatouny

** Count Charles-André Pozzo of Borgo

Louis Sance as King Louis XVI of France

Louis Sance

** King Louis XVI of France

Suzanne Bianchetti as Queen Marie-Antoinette of France

Suzanne Bianchetti

** Queen Marie-Antoinette of France

Georges Cahuzac as Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais

Georges Cahuzac

** Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais

Max Maxudian as Paul François Jean Nicolas, Viscount of Barras

Max Maxudian

** Paul François Jean Nicolas, Viscount of Barras

Harry Krimer as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Harry Krimer

** Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Francine Mussey as Anne Lucile Philippe Desmoulins, born Laridon-Duplessis

Francine Mussey

** Anne Lucile Philippe Desmoulins, born Laridon-Duplessis

Robert Vidalin as Camille Desmoulins

Robert Vidalin

** Camille Desmoulins

Henri Baudin as Santo-Ricci - Corsican Shepherd

Henri Baudin

** Santo-Ricci - Corsican Shepherd

Daniel Buiret as Augustin Robespierre

Daniel Buiret

** Augustin Robespierre

Adrien Caillard as Thomas Gasparin / Jean François Ricord

Adrien Caillard

** Thomas Gasparin / Jean François Ricord

Roger Blum as François-Joseph Talma

Roger Blum

** François-Joseph Talma

Pierre Batcheff as General Louis Lazare Hoche

Pierre Batcheff

** General Louis Lazare Hoche

Alex Bernard as General Jacques François Dugommier / Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois

Alex Bernard

** General Jacques François Dugommier / Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois

Carrie Carvalho as The Seer

Carrie Carvalho

** The Seer

Sylvio Cavicchia as Lucien Bonaparte (Adult)

Sylvio Cavicchia

** Lucien Bonaparte (Adult)

Léon Courtois as General Jean François Carteaux

Léon Courtois

** General Jean François Carteaux

Damia as La Marseillaise

Damia

** La Marseillaise

Pierre de Canolle as Auguste de Marmont

Pierre de Canolle

** Auguste de Marmont

Gilbert Dacheux as Jean-Pierre du Teil

Gilbert Dacheux

** Jean-Pierre du Teil

Pierre Danis as Colonel Jean-Baptiste Muiron

Pierre Danis

** Colonel Jean-Baptiste Muiron

W. Percy Day as Captain Louis Charles Antoine Desaix

W. Percy Day

** Captain Louis Charles Antoine Desaix

Boris de Fast as The Green Eye

Boris de Fast

** The Green Eye

Guy Favières as Joseph Fouché

Guy Favières

** Joseph Fouché

Serge Freddy-Karl as The Small Drum Marcellin Fleury

Serge Freddy-Karl

** The Small Drum Marcellin Fleury

Jean Gaudrey as Jean-Lambert Tallien

Jean Gaudrey

** Jean-Lambert Tallien

Simone Genevois as Pauline Bonaparte

Simone Genevois

** Pauline Bonaparte

Georges Hénin as Eugène Rose from Beauharnais

Georges Hénin

** Eugène Rose from Beauharnais

Jean Henry as Sergeant Jean-Andoche Junot

Jean Henry

** Sergeant Jean-Andoche Junot

Henry Krauss as Moustache

Henry Krauss

** Moustache

Georges Lampin as Joseph Bonaparte

Georges Lampin

** Joseph Bonaparte

Alexandre Mathillon as General Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer

Alexandre Mathillon

** General Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer

Genica Missirio as Joachim Murat

Genica Missirio

** Joachim Murat

Jeanne Pen as Hortense Eugénie Cécile de Beauharnais

Jeanne Pen

** Hortense Eugénie Cécile de Beauharnais

Roblin as Picot de Peccaduc

Roblin

** Picot de Peccaduc

Jack Rye as Charles O'Hara

Jack Rye

** Charles O'Hara

Andrée Standart as Thérésa Cabarrus, Madame Tallien

Andrée Standart

** Thérésa Cabarrus, Madame Tallien

Suzy Vernon as Madame Juliette Récamier

Suzy Vernon

** Madame Juliette Récamier

Petit Vidal as Pierre Philippeaux

Petit Vidal

** Pierre Philippeaux

Louis Vonelly as Poet André Marie Chénier

Louis Vonelly

** Poet André Marie Chénier

Jean d'Yd as La Bussière

Jean d'Yd

** La Bussière

René Jeanne as Professor at Brienne

René Jeanne

** Professor at Brienne

Philippe Rolla as André Masséna

Philippe Rolla

** André Masséna

François Viguier as Georges Auguste Couthon

François Viguier

** Georges Auguste Couthon

Grégoire Metchnikoff as Charles Pierre François Augereau

Grégoire Metchnikoff

** Charles Pierre François Augereau

Pierrette Lugand as Caroline Bonaparte

Pierrette Lugand

** Caroline Bonaparte

Roger Chantal as Jérôme Bonaparte

Roger Chantal

** Jérôme Bonaparte

Jean Rauzena as Louis Bonaparte

Jean Rauzena

** Louis Bonaparte

Henri Beaulieu as Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Henri Beaulieu

** Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Daniel Mendaille as Louis Marie Stanislas Fréron

Daniel Mendaille

** Louis Marie Stanislas Fréron

Paul Amiot as Antoine Fouquier-Tinville

Paul Amiot

** Antoine Fouquier-Tinville

Georgette Sorelle as Élisabeth Philippe Marie Hélène de France, Madame Élisabeth

Georgette Sorelle

** Élisabeth Philippe Marie Hélène de France, Madame Élisabeth

Mony Thomassin as Marie-Thérèse de France, Madame Royale

Mony Thomassin

** Marie-Thérèse de France, Madame Royale

Lise Carvalho as Marie-Anne-Adélaïde Lenormand

Lise Carvalho

** Marie-Anne-Adélaïde Lenormand

Florence Talma as Louise Sébastienne Danton, born Gély

Florence Talma

** Louise Sébastienne Danton, born Gély

Noëlle Mattô as Albertine Marat

Noëlle Mattô

** Albertine Marat

Henry Bonvallet as General Jacques-François de Menou, Baron of Boussay

Henry Bonvallet

** General Jacques-François de Menou, Baron of Boussay

Raphaël Lievin as Fabre d'Églantine

Raphaël Lievin

** Fabre d'Églantine

Conrad Veidt as Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade

Conrad Veidt

** Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade

Camille Beuve as Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

Camille Beuve

** Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

W. Percy Day as Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

W. Percy Day

** Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

Olaf Fjord as Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte

Olaf Fjord

** Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte

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