Napoleon (4 – disc DVD set)
A film by Abel Gance
Music composed by Carl Davis

Marking a new chapter in the history of one of the world’s greatest films, the release of Abel Gance’s Napoleon is the culmination of a project spanning 50 years. Digitally restored by the BFI National Archive and Academy Award-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow, this cinematic triumph is available to experience on DVD for the very first time

Originally conceived by Gance as the first of six films about Napoleon, this five-and-a-half-hour epic features full-scale historical creations of episodes from his personal and political life, that see Bonaparte overcome fierce rivals and political machinations to seal his imperial destiny.

Utilising a number of groundbreaking cinematic techniques, Napoleon is accompanied by Carl Davis monumental score (newly recorded in 7.1), and offers one of the most thrilling experiences in the entire history of film.

Special features

• New 2K restoration
• The Charm of Dynamite (Kevin Brownlow, 1968, 51 mins): BBC documentary on Glance s silent films, narrated by Lindsay Anderson
• Composing Napoleon An Interview with Carl Davis) (2016, 45 mins)
• Feature-length commentary by Paul Cuff
• Napoleon digital restoration featurette (2016, 5 mins)
• Stills and Special Collections Gallery
• Alternative single-screening ending
• Individual triptych panel presentations
• Illustrated 32-page book with writing by Paul Cuff, Kevin Brownlow and Herv Dumont, an interview with Carl Davis; and full film, music and restoration credits

France | 1927 | black & white, tinted and toned | silent with English intertitles | 332 minutes | original aspect ratios 1.33:1 + 4.1 (triptych) | DVD9 x 4 | PAL | 25fps | 5.1 DTS-HR (48kHz/16-bit) and PCM 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16-bit) | Cert PG (mild battle violence | Region 2