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Overview

Date of Birth:

25 October 1889, Paris, France more

Date of Death:

10 November 1981, Paris, France more

Mini Biography:

Despite parental pressure to pursue a 'respectable' career, Abel Gance... more

Trivia:

Often called the D.W. Griffith of Europe. more

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Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

BFI London Film Festival 2009 – Martyn’s Report
 (From FilmShaft.com. 30 October 2009, 6:29 AM, PDT)
The Robe Blu-ray Review -- Dellamorte reviews a film which is famous for being a Jeopardy Question
 (From Collider.com. 26 March 2009)

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971) (writer) 1971 - 7.5 (35)
- 2. Marie Tudor (1966) (TV) (adaptation) 1966 - -
- 3. Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964)   (screenplay) (story) 1964 - 6.3 (80)
AKAs:
  • Cyrano e d'Artagnan (Italy)
  • Cyrano et d'Artagnan (France)
  • Cyrano y d'Artagnan (Spain)
- 4. Austerlitz (1960)   (writer) 1960 - 5.7 (205)
AKAs:
  • La battaglia di Austerlitz (Italy)
  • Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
  • The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
- 5. La tour de Nesle (1955)   (dialogue) (screenplay) 1955 - 5.1 (42)
AKAs:
  • La torre di Nesle (Italy: alternative title)
  • Tower of Lust (UK)
  • Tower of Nesle (International: English title)
- 6. La reine Margot (1954)   (writer) 1954 - 6.3 (84)
AKAs:
  • A Woman of Evil (UK)
  • La regina Margot (Italy)
  • Queen Margot (International: English title)
- 7. Lumière (1953) (TV) (commentary) 1953 - 4.1 (8)
- 8. Lumière et l'invention du cinématographe (1953) (writer) 1953 - -
- 9. Quatorze juillet (1953) (writer) 1953 - -
- 10. Le capitaine Fracasse (1943)   (adaptation) (dialogue) 1943 - 6.8 (45)
AKAs:
  • Captain Fracasse (International: English title)
  • La maschera sul cuore (Italy)
- 11. Vénus aveugle (1941)   (dialogue) (screenplay) 1941 - 8.2 (11)
AKAs:
  • Blind Venus (International: English title)
- 12. Louise (1939) (adaptation and dialogue) 1939 - 5.8 (15)
- 13. Le voleur de femmes (1938)   (writer) 1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Ladro di donne (Italy)
  • The Woman Thief (International: English title)
- 14. J'accuse! (1938)   (writer) 1938 - 7.6 (124)
AKAs:
  • I Accuse (USA)
  • I Accuse (That They May Live) (USA)
  • That They May Live (USA)
- 15. Un grand amour de Beethoven (1937)   (writer) 1937 - 6.8 (106)
AKAs:
  • Beethoven's Great Love (International: English title)
  • The Life and Loves of Beethoven (USA)
- 16. Jérôme Perreau héros des barricades (1935)   (writer) 1935 - -
AKAs:
  • The Queen and the Cardinal (International: English title)
- 17. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935)   (dialogue) (screenplay) 1935 - 8.8 (48)
AKAs:
  • Napoléon
  • Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
- 18. Lucrèce Borgia (1935)   (screenplay) 1935 - 6.1 (80)
AKAs:
  • Lucrezia Borgia (USA)
- 19. Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre (1935) (writer) 1935 - 5.0 (8)
- 20. La dame aux camélias (1934) (writer) 1934 - -
- 21. Poliche (1934) (writer) 1934 - -
- 22. Le maître de forges (1933)   (writer) 1933 - 7.6 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Ironmaster (International: English title)
- 23. Mater dolorosa (1932) (writer) 1932 - -
- 24. La fin du monde (1931)   (writer) 1931 - 6.1 (41)
AKAs:
  • End of the World (International: English title)
- 25. Napoleon auf St. Helena (1929)   (story) 1929 - 7.1 (9)
AKAs:
  • Napoleon at St. Helena (International: English title)
- 26. Napoléon (1927)   (written by) 1927 - 7.8 (2,998)
AKAs:
  • Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
  • Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
  • Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
  • Napoleon (USA)
- 27. Au secours! (1924)   (writer) 1924 - 7.1 (86)
AKAs:
  • Help! (USA)
  • The Haunted House (UK)
- 28. La roue (1923)   (writer) 1923 - 7.9 (256)
AKAs:
  • La rose du rail (France)
  • The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
- 29. J'accuse! (1919)   (writer) 1919 - 6.4 (323)
AKAs:
  • I Accuse (International: English title)
- 30. La dixième symphonie (1918)   (writer) 1918 - 5.1 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Tenth Symphony (International: English title)
- 31. Ecce Homo (1918)   (writer) 1918 - -
AKAs:
  • Le soleil noir (France)
- 32. La zone de la mort (1917)   (writer) 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • The Zone of Death (USA)
- 33. Barberousse (1917) (writer) 1917 - -
- 34. Mater dolorosa (1917)   (writer) 1917 - 7.2 (19)
AKAs:
  • Sorrowful Mother (International: English title)
  • The Torture of Silence (USA)
- 35. Le droit à la vie (1917) (writer) 1917 - -
- 36. Les gaz mortels (1916)   (writer) 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Le brouillard sur la ville (France)
- 37. Ce que les flots racontent (1916) (writer) 1916 - -
- 38. Fioritures (1916)   (writer) 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • La source de beauté (France)
- 39. Le fou de la falaise (1916) (writer) 1916 - -
- 40. Le périscope (1916) (writer) 1916 - -
- 41. Un drame au château d'Acre (1915) (writer) 1915 - -
- 42. La folie du Docteur Tube (1915) (writer) 1915 - 5.6 (91)
- 43. La fleur des ruines (1915) (writer) 1915 - -
- 44. L'énigme de dix heures (1915)   (writer) 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • The Enigma of Ten Hours (International: English title: literal title)
- 45. L'héroïsme de Paddy (1915)   (writer) 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • The Heroism of Paddy (International: English title)
- 46. Strass et Compagnie (1915) (writer) 1915 - -
- 47. L'infirmière (1914) (writer) 1914 - -
- 48. Le masque d'horreur (1912)   (writer) 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • The Mask of Horror (USA)
- 49. Le tragique amour de Mona Lisa (1912)   (writer) 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • La Joconde (France: subtitle)
- 50. Il y a des pieds au plafond (1912) (writer) 1912 - -
- 51. La conspiration des drapeaux (1912) (writer) 1912 - -
- 52. La mort du duc d'Enghien (1912) (writer) 1912 - -
- 53. La pierre philosophe (1912) (writer) 1912 - -
- 54. Le nègre blanc (1912) (writer) 1912 - -
- 55. Une vengeance d'Edgar Poë (1912)   (scenario) 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • The Vengeance of Edgard Poe (International: English title)
- 56. Cyrano et d'Assoucy (1911) (writer) 1911 - -
- 57. La digue (1911)   (writer) 1911 - -
AKAs:
  • Pour sauver la Hollande (France)
- 58. L'électrocuté (1911) (writer) 1911 - -
- 59. Un clair de lune sous Richelieu (1911) (writer) 1911 - -
- 60. La fille de Jephté (1910) (writer) 1910 - -
- 61. La fin de Paganini (1910)   (writer) 1910 - -
AKAs:
  • The End of Paganini (International: English title)
- 62. L'aluminite (1910) (writer) 1910 - -
- 63. L'auberge rouge (1910)   (writer) 1910 - -
AKAs:
  • The Red Inn (International: English title)
- 64. Le crime du grand-père (1910)   (writer) 1910 - -
AKAs:
  • The Crime of a Grandfather (International: English title)
- 65. Le roi des parfums (1910) (writer) 1910 - -
- 66. Paganini (1910) (writer) 1910 - -
- 67. La légende de l'arc-en-ciel (1909) (writer) 1909 - -
- 68. Le glas du père Césaire (1909) (writer) 1909 - -
- 69. Le portrait de Mireille (1909)   (writer) 1909 - -
AKAs:
  • Portrait of Mireille (International: English title)
- 70. Molière (1909) (writer) 1909 - -
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971) 1971 - 7.5 (35)
- 2. Valmy (1967) (TV)   1967 - -
AKAs:
  • Bataille et naissance de la république (France: third part title)
  • Chronique de l'été 1792 (France: second part title)
  • La chute de la royauté (France: first part title)
- 3. Marie Tudor (1966) (TV) 1966 - -
- 4. Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964)   1964 - 6.3 (80)
AKAs:
  • Cyrano e d'Artagnan (Italy)
  • Cyrano et d'Artagnan (France)
  • Cyrano y d'Artagnan (Spain)
- 5. Austerlitz (1960)   1960 - 5.7 (205)
AKAs:
  • La battaglia di Austerlitz (Italy)
  • Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
  • The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
- 6. Magirama (1956) 1956 - -
- 7. La tour de Nesle (1955)   1955 - 5.1 (42)
AKAs:
  • La torre di Nesle (Italy: alternative title)
  • Tower of Lust (UK)
  • Tower of Nesle (International: English title)
- 8. Quatorze juillet (1953) 1953 - -
- 9. Le capitaine Fracasse (1943)   1943 - 6.8 (45)
AKAs:
  • Captain Fracasse (International: English title)
  • La maschera sul cuore (Italy)
- 10. Vénus aveugle (1941)   1941 - 8.2 (11)
AKAs:
  • Blind Venus (International: English title)
- 11. Paradis perdu (1940)   1940 - 6.7 (31)
AKAs:
  • Four Flights to Love
  • Paradise Lost (UK)
- 12. Louise (1939) 1939 - 5.8 (15)
- 13. Le voleur de femmes (1938)   1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Ladro di donne (Italy)
  • The Woman Thief (International: English title)
- 14. J'accuse! (1938)   1938 - 7.6 (124)
AKAs:
  • I Accuse (USA)
  • I Accuse (That They May Live) (USA)
  • That They May Live (USA)
- 15. Un grand amour de Beethoven (1937)   1937 - 6.8 (106)
AKAs:
  • Beethoven's Great Love (International: English title)
  • The Life and Loves of Beethoven (USA)
- 16. Jérôme Perreau héros des barricades (1935)   1935 - -
AKAs:
  • The Queen and the Cardinal (International: English title)
- 17. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935)   1935 - 8.8 (48)
AKAs:
  • Napoléon
  • Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
- 18. Lucrèce Borgia (1935)   1935 - 6.1 (80)
AKAs:
  • Lucrezia Borgia (USA)
- 19. Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre (1935) 1935 - 5.0 (8)
- 20. End of the World (1934)   1934 - 5.1 (17)
AKAs:
  • Paris After Dark (USA: reissue title)
- 21. La dame aux camélias (1934) (supervision) 1934 - -
- 22. Poliche (1934) 1934 - -
- 23. Le maître de forges (1933)   1933 - 7.6 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Ironmaster (International: English title)
- 24. Mater dolorosa (1932) 1932 - -
- 25. La fin du monde (1931)   1931 - 6.1 (41)
AKAs:
  • End of the World (International: English title)
- 26. Marines et cristeaux (1928) 1928 - -
- 27. Napoléon (1927)   1927 - 7.8 (2,998)
AKAs:
  • Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
  • Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
  • Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
  • Napoleon (USA)
- 28. Au secours! (1924)   1924 - 7.1 (86)
AKAs:
  • Help! (USA)
  • The Haunted House (UK)
- 29. La roue (1923)   1923 - 7.9 (256)
AKAs:
  • La rose du rail (France)
  • The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
- 30. J'accuse! (1919)   1919 - 6.4 (323)
AKAs:
  • I Accuse (International: English title)
- 31. La dixième symphonie (1918)   1918 - 5.1 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Tenth Symphony (International: English title)
- 32. Ecce Homo (1918)   1918 - -
AKAs:
  • Le soleil noir (France)
- 33. La zone de la mort (1917)   1917 - -
AKAs:
  • The Zone of Death (USA)
- 34. Barberousse (1917) 1917 - -
- 35. Mater dolorosa (1917)   1917 - 7.2 (19)
AKAs:
  • Sorrowful Mother (International: English title)
  • The Torture of Silence (USA)
- 36. Le droit à la vie (1917) 1917 - -
- 37. Les gaz mortels (1916)   1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Le brouillard sur la ville (France)
- 38. Ce que les flots racontent (1916) 1916 - -
- 39. Fioritures (1916)   1916 - -
AKAs:
  • La source de beauté (France)
- 40. Le fou de la falaise (1916) 1916 - -
- 41. Le périscope (1916) 1916 - -
- 42. Un drame au château d'Acre (1915) 1915 - -
- 43. La folie du Docteur Tube (1915) 1915 - 5.6 (91)
- 44. La fleur des ruines (1915) 1915 - -
- 45. L'énigme de dix heures (1915)   1915 - -
AKAs:
  • The Enigma of Ten Hours (International: English title: literal title)
- 46. L'héroïsme de Paddy (1915)   1915 - -
AKAs:
  • The Heroism of Paddy (International: English title)
- 47. Strass et Compagnie (1915) 1915 - -
- 48. Le masque d'horreur (1912)   1912 - -
AKAs:
  • The Mask of Horror (USA)
- 49. Il y a des pieds au plafond (1912) 1912 - -
- 50. La pierre philosophe (1912) 1912 - -
- 51. Le nègre blanc (1912) 1912 - -
- 52. La digue (1911)   1911 - -
AKAs:
  • Pour sauver la Hollande (France)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Valmy (1967) (TV)   (producer) 1967 - -
AKAs:
  • Bataille et naissance de la république (France: third part title)
  • Chronique de l'été 1792 (France: second part title)
  • La chute de la royauté (France: first part title)
- 2. J'accuse! (1938)   (producer) 1938 - 7.6 (124)
AKAs:
  • I Accuse (USA)
  • I Accuse (That They May Live) (USA)
  • That They May Live (USA)
- 3. La dame aux camélias (1934) (producer) 1934 - -
- 4. Au secours! (1924)   (producer) 1924 - 7.1 (86)
AKAs:
  • Help! (USA)
  • The Haunted House (UK)
- 5. La roue (1923)   (producer) 1923 - 7.9 (256)
AKAs:
  • La rose du rail (France)
  • The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
- 6. L'âtre (1922)   (producer) 1922 - -
AKAs:
  • Au creux des sillons (France: alternative title)
  • Tillers of the Soil (International: English title)
- 7. Le petit poucet (1920)   (producer) 1920 - -
AKAs:
  • Tom Thumb (International: English title)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935)   Saint-Just 1935 - 8.8 (48)
AKAs:
  • Napoléon
  • Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
- 2. End of the World (1934)   Extra 1934 - 5.1 (17)
AKAs:
  • Paris After Dark (USA: reissue title)
- 3. La fin du monde (1931)   Jean Novalic 1931 - 6.1 (41)
AKAs:
  • End of the World (International: English title)
- 4. La chute de la maison Usher (1928)   1928 - 7.3 (808)
AKAs:
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (International: English title)
- 5. Napoléon (1927)   Louis Saint-Just 1927 - 7.8 (2,998)
AKAs:
  • Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
  • Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
  • Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
  • Napoleon (USA)
- 6. Le nègre blanc (1912) 1912 - -
- 7. Molière (1909) Molière jeune 1909 - -
Editor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971) 1971 - 7.5 (35)
- 2. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935)   1935 - 8.8 (48)
AKAs:
  • Napoléon
  • Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
- 3. Napoléon (1927)   1927 - 7.8 (2,998)
AKAs:
  • Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
  • Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
  • Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
  • Napoleon (USA)
- 4. La roue (1923)   1923 - 7.9 (256)
AKAs:
  • La rose du rail (France)
  • The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
- 5. J'accuse! (1919)   1919 - 6.4 (323)
AKAs:
  • I Accuse (International: English title)
Miscellaneous Crew
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. L'âtre (1922)   (supervisor) 1922 - -
AKAs:
  • Au creux des sillons (France: alternative title)
  • Tillers of the Soil (International: English title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts (1982) (TV) Himself 1982 - -
- 2. "Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait" (1974) Himself 1974 - 6.6 (7)
- 3. "Cinéastes de notre temps" (1964)   Himself (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.4 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Abel Gance, hier et demain (1963) Himself 1963 - -
- 5. Lumière (1953) (TV) (voice) Himself 1953 - 4.1 (8)
Archive Footage
- 1. Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004) Himself
- 2. Cinerama Adventure (2002) Himself
- 3. "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) Himself (director)
- 4. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971) St. Just

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