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Auction History Result 4k135 NAPOLEON French LC '27 Albert Dieudonne as Napoleon Bonaparte in prison, Abel Gance! Date Sold 12/10/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical French Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 9 3/8" x 12 1/8" [24 x 31 cm]) (Learn More) Napoleon, the classic 1927 (released in the U.S. in 1929) Abel Gance French Napoleonic War silent biographical historical military melodrama (about the life of Napoleon, starting from when he was a young boy, and carrying through to when he became Emperor) starring Albert Dieudonne (in the title role as the famous French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte), Paul Amiot, Annabella (in her first film), Antonin Artaud, Edmond Van Daele, and Abel Gance (as Louis Saint-Just). Note that this movie was the masterpiece of director Abel Gance. It included "triptych" (triple screen) images that predated Cinerama by 30 years, and it is really a remarkable movie on every level. But sadly, it was a silent movie, and sound had just begun, and the movie was not successful, and Gance removed it from circulation and was thought to have destroyed the original movie. In 1981, Francis Ford Coppola financed a restoration by Kevin Brownlow, a silent-film historian and filmmaker. It was presented in Great Britain with a new musical score by Carl Davis. Coppola's father, Carmine, composed (and adapted other period classical pieces) the score that was used for the U.S. and worldwide (except Great Britain) exhibitions. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" lobby card for this French movie! Also note that this lobby card has been trimmed and it now measures 9 3/8" x 12 1/8" [24 x 31 cm]. Condition: good to very good. The card was slightly trimmed in the top border (very slightly extending into the top of the right logo), and also slightly trimmed on the left blank border (it is also possible that the cards were not all the exact same size and that this card was not trimmed). The card has a few tiny stains around the edges but is otherwise in nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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