STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate E

Cast Albert Dieudonne Vladimir Roudenko Edmond Van Daele

Directors Abel Gance

Screenwriters Abel Gance

Running Time 330 minutes

Napoleon (E)

Plot
Raised on Corsica and trained at the Brienne military academy, Napoleon Bonaparte rides out the vissicitudes of the French Revolution, marries Josephine Beauharnais and reinforces his burgeoning reputation as a warrior by quelling a Parisian riot and leading a triumphal army into Italy.

Verdict
Long but worth it.


Reviewer: David Parkinson

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