Napoleon d'Abel Gance au Colisée

Abel Gance was orginally supposed to make 6 films about Napoleon with the money used to make this one. He uses the innovative technology of a triptych at one point, seperating the screen into three different images. This method was extremely new to directing, as well inter-cutting between various scenes for dramatic effect. He allowed the camera interesting angles by using slightly unorthodox methods, such as strapping the camera to a horse or a sled. The end product was 6 hours, so though it was historically significant, it did not catch critiques or audiences eyes until much later. It has been revitalized by film editors and premiered at the San Francisco Film Festival in March 2012. It is typically shown with the aid of a live orchestra as shown in the video above.