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Napoleon

Napoleon (PG)

France/1927/370mins/PG. Dir: Abel Gance. With Gina Manes 

Tracing Napoleon’s life from a school boy throwing snowballs through to his victory on the battlefield, Gance’s masterpiece pushes the boundaries of the biopic, introducing cinematic innovations at every turn including handheld photography and pioneering widescreen format. The digital restoration was undertaken here in Wales by Dragon Digital.