Napoleon / [released by] Universal ; [presented by] Francis Ford Coppola ; a Robert A. Harris [and] Images Film Archive release from Zoetrope Studios ; reconstructed by Kevin Brownlow ; directed, written [and] edited by Abel Gance.
Edition:
New edition / produced under the supervision of Robert A. Harris.
Publisher:
MCA Home Video,
Copyright Date:
1986
Description:
2 videocassettes (235 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/4 in.
Reproduction Info:
Digital copy. Iowa City : University of Iowa Marketing and Media Production for the University of Iowa Libraries, 2012. VHS video tape transferred to industry standard DVCAM format, (4:3 standard definition) with Sony DSR-1800 digital videocassette recorder and simultaneously to DVD format with Panasonic DMR-ES25 DVD recorder via Y/C distribution system from a variety of VHS source decks.
Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Alexandre Roubitsky, Edmond Van Daele, Gina Manes, Antonin Artaud. Recorded in Dolby stereo, on linear tracks. Originally produced as silent motion picture in 1927; reissue is tinted and toned and includes a symphony orchestra accompaniment. A foreign film (France). MCA Home Video: 80086.
Summary:
Presents the rise of Napoleon I as a response to the conditions following the Revolution of 1789. Shows his embodiment of the ideals of the Revolution and ends with him on the verge of spreading those ideals throughout Europe - by means of war. A near-complete restoration of Gance's silent epic, the film remains an innovative, spectacular achievement, with its use of multiple split screens, montage, color and triptychs.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)783536247
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.