Hollywood Flashback: Abel Gance’s Silent ‘Napoléon’ Was Revolutionary

Hollywood Flashback: Abel Gance’s Silent ‘Napoléon’ Was Revolutionary

Napoleon Bonaparte has served as catnip to Hollywood almost as long as movies have existed. Next to don his funny hat is Joaquin Phoenix, who stars in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, out Nov. 22. But the best Napoleon film remains the first. Napoléon is a 1927 silent movie written…
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