Napoléon

1927 · Directed by Abel Gance · 330 min · drama film, silent film, biographical film

★ 7.8/10 · 229 ratings on TMDB

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.