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Auction History Result 5a0092 NAPOLEON French LC 1927 Dieudonne as Bonaparte singing La Marseillaise w/Annabella, Abel Gance Date Sold 7/12/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical French Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" [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 this is a "country of origin" lobby card for this French movie! Not only does the card show Albert Dieudonne as Napoleon, but it shows the great scene where he and his countrymen sing La Marseillaise (the French national anthem) for the very first time (at that time, it was called "Chant de guerre pour l'Armee du Rhin", and you can read it on the sheet music the girl is holding; and that "girl" is Annabella in her first movie!). Also note that this French lobby card measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" [24 x 32 cm]. Condition: very good to fine. The lobby card has the most minor of border wear. Learn More about condition grades 
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