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Title: Napoleon
Format: DVD
Condition: New
Number Of Discs: 4
Release Date: 19/12/2016
Actors: Albert Dieudonne, Edmond Van Daele, Antonin Artaud
Director: Abel Gance
Audio Language: English
Runtime: 5 hours and 32 minutes
Region Code: DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...)
Studio: BFI
Subtitle Language: English
Description: Napoleon (4 - disc DVD set)
A film by Abel Gance
Music composed by Carl Davis

Marking a new chapter in the history of one of the world's greatest films, the release of Abel Gance's Napoleon is the culmination of a project spanning 50 years. Digitally restored by the BFI National Archive and Academy Award-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow, this cinematic triumph is available to experience on DVD for the very first time

Originally conceived by Gance as the first of six films about Napoleon, this five-and-a-half-hour epic features full-scale historical creations of episodes from his personal and political life, that see Bonaparte overcome fierce rivals and political machinations to seal his imperial destiny.

Utilising a number of groundbreaking cinematic techniques, Napoleon is accompanied by Carl Davis monumental score (newly recorded in 7.1), and offers one of the most thrilling experiences in the entire history of film.

Special features


* New 2K restoration
* The Charm of Dynamite (Kevin Brownlow, 1968, 51 mins): BBC documentary on Glance s silent films, narrated by Lindsay Anderson
* Composing Napoleon An Interview with Carl Davis) (2016, 45 mins)
* Feature-length commentary by Paul Cuff
* Napoleon digital restoration featurette (2016, 5 mins)
* Stills and Special Collections Gallery
* Alternative single-screening ending
* Individual triptych panel presentations
* Illustrated 32-page book with writing by Paul Cuff, Kevin Brownlow and Hervé Dumont, an interview with Carl Davis; and full film, music and restoration credits

France 1927 black & white, tinted and toned silent with English intertitles 332 minutes original aspect ratios 1.33:1 + 4.1 (triptych) DVD9 x 4 PAL 25fps 5.1 DTS-HR (48kHz/16-bit) and PCM 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16-bit) Cert PG (mild battle violence Region 2

DVDs ARE REGION 2 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

Playback Region 2 :This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. You will require a multi-region DVD player and a PAL compatible TV to view.

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