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Biography
Release Date
April 7, 1927
Runtime
330 Minutes
Director
Abel Gance
Writers
Abel Gance
Cast
Albert Dieudonné
Napoleon Bonaparte
Nicolas Roudenko
Napoléon Bonaparte enfante
Main Genre
Biography
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