The last great silent epic: Napoleon (1927)
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After three years discussing the Vatican’s 1995 list of 45 important films, Thomas and James have finally reached the final movie! Made in 1927, it’s a five-and-a-half-hour long, epic, technically dazzling silent film about Napoleon.
Napoleon trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6504eRh5h6M
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