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Auction History Result 7a0018 NAPOLEON French LC 1927 Albert Dieudonne as Bonaparte, Abel Gance, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical French Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 9 1/2" x 12 3/4" [24 x 32 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 we have previously auctioned eight French lobby cards from this movie, but we have never before auctioned THIS card, which "country of origin" lobby card for this French movie! Note that around a half century ago, someone found a number of French lobby cards from this classic movie, all at one time. All of the French lobby cards that I have seen over the years almost surely came from that same original find, and I don't know of any others that were discovered! Also note that this French lobby card measures 9 1/2" x 12 3/4" [24 x 32 cm]. Condition: very good to fine. Note that this card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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