Abel Gance

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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, fatal at the time, but he recovered. In 1911, with some friends he established a production company, Le Film Français, and began directing his own films. With the outbreak of WW I, rejected by the arm…

  • Directing
  • Born 25 October 1889
  • Died 10 November 1981 (age 92)
  • Paris, France
  • 63 credits

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Most-watched Abel Gance films currently: Napoleon (1927), The Battle of Austerlitz (1960), Queen Margot (1954), Louise (1939), The Ironmaster (1933).

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Selected TV credits: Omnibus (1967), Spécial cinéma (1974), Cinépanorama (1956), Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978), Marie Tudor (1966).

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