History Film / Napoleon1927

* RedFilterOfDoom: During the final stages of the siege of Toulon, when the black-and-white film stock is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_tinting tinted]] red.
* ReignOfTerror: Set during the TropeNamer.

It's one of the earliest examples of EpicMovie in French cinema, with Gance's original "definitive" cut clocking in at around 330 minutes (although the longest publicly-available version surviving today is "only" five hours and 33 minutes). The film includes many innovative camera techniques, most notably the use of "Polyvision", an early attempt at widescreen cinema done by stitching three conventional camera shots together (widescreen in general did not come into use until Hollywood studios adopted the format in the 1950s). [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] distributed the film in the USA. One of the most famous re-scorings of the film was made by Carmine Coppola, father of Creator/{{Francis Ford|Coppola}}.

* FortuneTeller: Joséphine de Beauharnais visits a clairvoyant who foretells that she will be Queen one day.

Planned sequels which would have followed the rest of Napoleon's tumultuous life [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were never made]], although Abel Gance still reused some of the ideas for these in his 1960 film ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'' with Creator/PierreMondy. Gance also oversaw a [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion version of his 1927 film with sound]], in 1935.

As for Albert Dieudonné, he [[RoleReprise played Napoleon once more]], in the 1941 French film ''Madame Sans-Gêne'', about a famous [[SocialClimber social climbing woman]] of the First Empire era. Upon his passing in 1976, he was buried wearing his Napoleon costume per his will.

Planned sequels which would have followed the rest of Napoleon's tumultuous life [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were never made]], although Abel Gance still reused some of the ideas for these in his 1960 film ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'' with Creator/PierreMondy. Gance also oversaw a [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion version of his 1927 film with sound]], in 1935. Albert Dieudonné [[RoleReprise played Napoleon once more]], in the 1941 French film ''Madame Sans-Gêne'', about a famous [[SocialClimber social climbing woman]] of the First Empire era.

Planned sequels which would have followed the rest of Napoleon's tumultuous life [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were never made]], although Abel Gance still reused some of the ideas for these in his 1960 film ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'' with Creator/PierreMondy. Gance also oversaw a [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion version of his 1927 film with sound]], in 1935.

Planned sequels which would have followed the rest of Napoleon's tumultuous life [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were never made]], although Abel Gance still reused some of the ideas for these in his 1960 film ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'' with Creator/PierreMondy. Gance also oversaw a version of his 1927 film with sound, in 1935.

Planned sequels which would have followed the rest of Napoleon's tumultuous life [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were never made]], although Abel Gance still reused some of the ideas for these in his 1960 film ''Austerlitz'' with Creator/PierreMondy. Gance also oversaw a version with sound added to the film in 1935.

Planned sequels which would have followed the rest of Napoleon's tumultuous life [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were never made]], although Abel Gance still reused some of the ideas for these in his 1960 film ''Austerlitz''. Gance also oversaw a version with sound added to the film in 1935.

Planned sequels which would have followed the rest of Napoleon's tumultuous life [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were never made]], although Abel Gance still reused some of the ideas for these in his 1960 film ''Austerlitz''.

It's one of the earliest examples of EpicMovie in French cinema, running around 5 1/2 hours depending on which version one watches. The film includes many innovative camera techniques, most notably the use of "Polyvision", an early attempt at widescreen cinema done by stitching three conventional camera shots together (widescreen in general did not come into use until Hollywood studios adopted the format in the 1950s). [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] distributed the film in the USA. One of the most famous re-scorings of the film was made by Carmine Coppola, father of Creator/{{Francis Ford|Coppola}}.

The film covers the years 1783-1796, following UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte on his rise from a young student at a military academy to a senior general in the armies of UsefulNotes/{{France}}, as the country is shaken to its foundations by the [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution Revolution]].

It's one of the earliest examples of EpicMovie in French cinema, running around 5 1/2 hours depending on which version one watches. The film includes many innovative camera techniques, most notably the use of "Polyvision", an early attempt at widescreen cinema done by stitching three conventional camera shots together (widescreen in general did not come into use until Hollywood studios adopted the format in the 1950s). [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] distributed the film in the USA. One of the most famous re-scorings of the film was made by Carmine Coppola, father of Creator/{{Francis Ford||Coppola}}.

It's one of the earliest examples of EpicMovie in French cinema, running around 5 1/2 hours depending on which version one watches. The film includes many innovative camera techniques, most notably the use of "Polyvision", an early attempt at widescreen cinema done by stitching three conventional camera shots together (widescreen in general did not come into use until Hollywood studios adopted the format in the 1950s). [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] distributed the film in the USA.

''Napoléon'' is a 1927 French {{silent|film}} historical film written and directed by Abel Gance and starring Albert Dieudonné in the title role.

For the 1955 film duology by Sacha Guitry, see [[Film/Napoleon1955 here]]. For the 2023 film by Ridley Scott, see [[Film/Napoleon2023 here]]. For the 2002 miniseries, see [[Series/Napoleon2002 here]].

For the 1955 films by Sacha Guitry, see [[Film/Napoleon1955 here]]. For the 2023 film by Ridley Scott, see [[Film/Napoleon2023 here]]. For the 2002 miniseries, see [[Series/Napoleon2002 here]].

For the 2023 film by Ridley Scott, see [[Film/Napoleon2023 here]]. For the 2002 miniseries, see [[Series/Napoleon2002 here]].

The film covers the years 1783-1796, following UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte on his rise from a young student at a military academy to a senior general in the armies of France, as the country is shaken to its foundations by UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution.

''Napoléon'' is a 1927 {{silent|film}} historical film written and directed by Abel Gance and starring Albert Dieudonné in the title role.

It's one of the earliest examples of EpicMovie in French cinema, running around 5 1/2 hours depending on which version one watches. The film includes many innovative camera techniques, most notably the use of "Polyvision", an early attempt at widescreen cinema done by stitching three conventional camera shots together (widescreen in general did not come into use until Hollywood studios adopted the format in the 1950s).

** One after the Bonapartes depart Corsica for France, leading into act II.

For the 2023 film by Ridley Scott, see [[Film/Napoleon2023 here]]. For the 2002 miniseries, see [[Series/{{Napoleon}} here]].