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Napoleon (1927) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1927 · 330 mins
- Starring
- Antonin Artaud, Jean d'Yd, Maurice Schutz, Paul Amiot, Annabella, Conrad Veidt
A biographical drama following Napoleon Bonaparte from his mischievous schooldays—where a snowball fight is filmed as a mock campaign—through his escape from Corsica, his rise amid the French Revolution, an intercut real storm echoing political turmoil, the Terror, and culminating in his decisive 1797 invasion of Italy, all depicted with vivid period detail.
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