Abel Gance Movies

Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.

Guards are posted to protect various important figures who are threatened with a phone call, that by 10 p.m. the following night they will be...

Maxime de Champcey, a bankrupt marquis, is hired by the wealthy Laroque and falls for his daughter Marguerite. She loves him too but rejects him...

This documentary focuses on the making of the 235-minute, silent epic Napoleon, the masterpiece of French director/writer/actor Abel Gance. Napoleon...

Magirama version, which is one of the four segments of the Magirama program, designed to illustrate the expressive possibilities of director Abel...

Max accepts a wager that he cannot remain in a haunted castle for one hour (11 PM to midnight) without crying for help. As soon as he arrives he...

BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.

French silent film by Abel Gance. Considered lost.

Directed by Albert Capellani.

A short silent documentary on the making of the 1931 Abel Gance directed film, "La Fin du Monde".

Le fou de la falaise is a 1916 silent film

A hero of the Paris streets is recruited for a conspiracy against Mazarin in the court of the King, but he reveals the subversive plot to Anne of...

A young girl marries a financier knowing he has only a short time to live, so she can inherit his money.Her lover, who has made a fortune away in...

The life and work of Abel Gance as told by himself. Includes extracts from many of his films and considers his contribution to the cinema.

A film about the life of Molière (1622-1673).

Un drame au château d'Acre is a 1915 silent short