Abel Gance
Abel Gance was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927). He was born in Paris in 1889. In 1909, he acted in his first film. He also wrote scenarios, and often sold them to Gaumont. During this period he was diagnosed with tuberculosis,...
Abel Gance was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927). He was born in Paris in 1889. In 1909, he acted in his first film. He also wrote scenarios, and often sold them to Gaumont. During this period he was diagnosed with tuberculosis,...
Known For
Cast Credits
Napoléon Bonaparte
as Saint-Just
The End of the World
as Jean Novalic
The Fall of the House of Usher
as Bar Customer
Napoleon
as Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just
Molière
as Molière jeune
Crew Credits
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
Director
The Battle of Austerlitz
Director
Magirama
Director
I Accuse! [Magirama]
Director
Tower of Lust
Director
Queen Margot
Writer
Captain Fracasse
Director
Blind Venus
Director
Four Flights to Love
Director
Louise
Director
The Woman Thief
Director
I Accuse
Director
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
Director
Lucrezia Borgia
Director
The Queen and the Cardinal
Director
Napoléon Bonaparte
Director
Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre
Director
Camille
Director
Poliche
Director
The Ironmaster
Screenplay
Mater Dolorosa
Director
The End of the World
Director
Marines et cristeaux
Director
Napoleon
Director
Au secours !
Director
La Roue
Director
Tillers of the Soil
Producer
I Accuse
Director
The Tenth Symphony
Director