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Abel Gance (French: [gɑ̃s], 25 October 1889 – 10 November 1981) was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and the monumental Napoléon (1927).

Filmography

Films

Year English title Original title Notes
1911 "La Digue" "La Digue" unreleased
1912 Le Tragique Amour de Mona Lisa Le Tragique Amour de Mona Lisa
Il y a des pieds au plafond Il y a des pieds au plafond
La Pierre philosophe La Pierre philosophe
"The Mask of Horror" "Le Masque d'horreur"
Le Nègre blanc Le Nègre blanc
1915 La Fleur des ruines La Fleur des ruines
"La Folie du Docteur Tube" "La Folie du docteur Tube"
The Enigma of Ten Hours L'Énigme de dix heures
The Heroism of Paddy L'Héroïsme de Paddy
Strass et Compagnie Strass et Compagnie
"Un drame au château d'Acre" "Un drame au château d'Acre"
1916 Ce que les flots racontent Ce que les flots racontent
Fioritures Fioritures
Le Fou de la falaise Le Fou de la falaise
Le périscope Le Périscope
Les Gaz mortels Les Gaz mortels AKA Le brouillard sur la ville
1917 Barberousse Barberousse
The Zone of Death La Zone de la mort lost film
Le droit à la vie Le Droit à la vie
The Torture of Silence Mater Dolorosa
1918 Ecce Homo Ecce Homo unfinished
The Tenth Symphony La Dixième Symphonie
1919 J'accuse J'accuse
1923 La Roue La Roue
1924 "Au Secours!" "Au secours !" short film
1927 Napoléon Napoléon
1928 "Marines et cristaux" "Marines et cristaux" short film
1931 End of the World La Fin du monde
1932 Mater Dolorosa Mater Dolorosa
1934 Poliche Poliche
1935 Jérôme Perreau, héros des barricades Jérôme Perreau, héros des barricades
Lucrezia Borgia Lucrèce Borgia
Napoléon Bonaparte Napoléon Bonaparte Reworking of the 1927 Napoléon with a soundtrack; reworked in 1971 and released as Bonaparte et la Révolution
1936 Story of a Poor Young Man [fr] Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre
Beethoven's Great Love Un grand amour de Beethoven
1938 The Woman Thief Le Voleur de femmes
J'accuse! J'accuse
1939 Louise Louise
1940 Paradise Lost Paradis perdu
1941 Blind Venus Vénus aveugle
1943 Captain Fracasse Le Capitaine Fracasse
1953 "Quatorze juillet" "Quatorze juillet" documentary short film
1955 Tower of Lust La Tour de Nesle
1956 Magirama Magirama
1960 Austerlitz Austerlitz
1964 Cyrano and d'Artagnan Cyrano et d'Artagnan
1966 Marie Tudor Marie Tudor television film
1967 Valmy Valmy television film; completed by Jean Chérasse

Other film work

Year English title Original title Notes
1909 "Molière" "Molière" actor; directed by Léonce Perret
1929 Napoleon at Saint Helena Napoleon auf Sankt Helena co-writer; directed by Lupu Pick
1933 The Ironmaster Le Maître de forges writer and supervisor; directed by Fernand Rivers
1934 The Lady of the Camellias La Dame aux camélias writer and supervisor; directed by Fernand Rivers
1953 "Lumière" "Lumière" voiceover; documentary directed by Paul Paviot

Bibliography

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