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| '''''Napoleon''''' is an ] ] black-and-white, ], ] film, directed by ]. The film is about the life of ]. |
'''''Napoleon''''' is an ] ] black-and-white, ], ] film, directed by ]. The film is about the life of ]. | ||
| Decades ahead of its time in its hand held cinematography and editing, many scenes were hand tinted or toned and Gance filmed it to be screened as a triptych via triple projection. He had intended it to be the first of six movies about Napoleon Bonaparte, but the cost of doing so was prohibitive. | |||
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| When it was first released, ''Napoleon'' had only been screened in eight European cities when ] bought the rights to the film, but after screening it intact in ], it was cut drastically in length and only the central panel of the widescreen sequences retained before being put on limited release in the ]. | |||
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Napoleon is an epic 1927 black-and-white, silent, French film, directed by Abel Gance. The film is about the life of Napoleon I.
Decades ahead of its time in its hand held cinematography and editing, many scenes were hand tinted or toned and Gance filmed it to be screened as a triptych via triple projection. He had intended it to be the first of six movies about Napoleon Bonaparte, but the cost of doing so was prohibitive.
When it was first released, Napoleon had only been screened in eight European cities when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought the rights to the film, but after screening it intact in London, it was cut drastically in length and only the central panel of the widescreen sequences retained before being put on limited release in the United States.