Napoleon

Napoleon (1927)

1927-01-10 · 425 min · Rating 7.80/10 (216 votes)

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.

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18th century based on true story biography black and white civil war france french government french history french impressionism french revolution guillotine historical epic history italy la marseillaise military school monochrome napoleon bonaparte national hero paris, france political campaign reign of terror republic revolutionary war robespierre silent film toulon, france war in europe

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