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Abel Gance

Activities : Actor, Director, Adaptation/Dialogue Writer, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor
Date of Birth : 25/10/1889
Date of decease : 10/11/1981

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Abel Gance

Recent filmography (French films only)Complete filmography (47 films)

Bonaparte et la Révolution (1971)

Director : Abel Gance
Actor : Henri Virlojeux
Associate production company : Les Films 13
Genres : Fiction, Documentary
Synopsis : Using materials from 1927 and 1936 versions of his classic film Napoleon vu par Abel Gance (hence the presence of several individuals in the cast and credits who had since died), director Gance was able to restore and reconstruct...

Cyrano and D'Artagnan (1962)

Director : Abel Gance
Actors : José Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Simon, Silva Koscina, Daliah Lavi...
Associate production company : C.I.R.C.E. Productions (Compagnie Internationale Renaissance Cinéma Epique)
Genres : Fiction

The Battle of Austerlitz (1959)

Director : Abel Gance
Actors : Pierre Mondy, Georges Marchal, Jack Palance, Rossano Brazzi, Claudia Cardinale...
Associate production company : Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : The story of Napoleon's life after his victories in Italy. The first half of Austerlitz delves into the private life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Pierre Mondy), the prodigal son of Corsica. The supreme commander of the French armed...

Queen Margot / A Woman of Evil (1954)

Director : Jean Dréville
Actors : Jeanne Moreau, Françoise Rosay, Henri Genès, André Versini, Robert Porte...
Associate production company : Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Les Films Vendôme
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : Though the screenplay for La Reine Margot (The Queen Margot) was written by legendary filmmaker Abel Gance, the directorial reins were handled by Jean Dreville. Adapted from a novel by Alexandre Dumas, the film centers around...

Tower of Nesle / Tower of Lust (1954)

Director : Abel Gance
Actors : Silvana Pampanini, Pierre Brasseur, Claude Sylvain, Paul Guers, Cristina Grado...
Associate production company : Films Fernand Rivers
Genres : Fiction
Synopsis : The somewhat mystical story concerns a sensuous Queen (Silvana Pampani) who delights in luring noblemen to their doom. For this purpose, she has constructed a high tower, where she has imprisoned herself and two equally lovely...