A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
epic
civil war
france
paris, france
italy
french revolution
biography
napoleon bonaparte
based on true story
guillotine
black and white
political campaign
silent film
18th century
french government
la marseillaise
military school
war in europe
revolutionary war
monochrome
robespierre
reign of terror
national hero
french impressionism
republic
toulon, france
french history
1790s
historical epic
history
biopic