Austerlitz 1960  N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Battle of Austerlitz
Director: Abel Gance
Cast: Pierre Mondy, Martine Carol, Leslie Caron, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Marais, Jack Palance, Orson Welles, Ettore Manni, Claudia Cardinale, Elvire Popesco, Michel Simon, Georges Marchal, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Rossano Brazzi
At the beginning of this film, the private life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Pierre Mondy) unfolds–showing his family life with wife Josephine (Martine Carol)–before the story moves on to the battlefields of the Napoleonic War and Napoleon proclaiming himself Emperor of France.
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La Roue 1922  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Abel Gance
Cast: Severin-Mars, Ivy Close, Gabriel de Gravone, Pierre Magnier, Georges Terof, Max Maxudian, Gil Clary
Both Sesif (Severin-Mars) and his son, Elie (Gabriel de Gravone), are in love with Norma (Ivy Close) who was adopted years ago by Sesif after he rescued her from a train accident. Their love leads to a tragic fight on a mountaintop, which results in even the victor becoming the loser.
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 Napoleon 1927  N/R, 240 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Abel Gance
Cast: Albert Dieudonne, Vladimir Roudenko, Gina Manes, Alexandre Koubitzky, Annabella, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance, Edmond Van Daele, Suzanne Bianchetti, Nicolas Koline, Yvette Dieudonne, Philippe Heriat, Pierre Batcheff, Eugenie Buffet, Marguerite Gance
This masterpiece encompasses Napoleon's life from the time he was a young military school cadet (Vladimir Roudenko) enjoying pillow and snowball fights through his rise as a military officer (Albert Dieudonne) deciding to side with the Republic during the French Revolution. The story includes Napoleon's imprisonment during the Reign of Terror and his meeting with fellow-prisoner Josephine (Gina Manes). Their romance and subsequent marriage are also included in the film. The story ends when Napoleon rouses the French troops and advances into Italy where he stands on top of a mountain while an eagle flies nearby.
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| 1. Austerlitz (1960)
aka: The Battle of Austerlitz
2. La Roue (1922)
3. Napoleon (1927)
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