Screenplay: Abel Gance

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Abel Gance. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.

Les gaz mortels

1916 · Movie · 71 min. · France

Mystery Adventure Silent Film World War I

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Émile Keppens · Henri Maillard · Léon Mathot · Germain Pelisse

Plot A scientist develops a powder that he believes will have the effect of distorting reality for those who take it. To test its effect tries it out on his assistant,...

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La mort du duc d'Enghien en 1804 (S)

1909 · Movie · 14 min. · France

Drama Short Film Silent Film Historical

Direction Albert Capellani

Cast Paul Capellani · Nelly Cormon · René Leprince · Daniel Mendaille

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Marie Tudor (TV)

1966 · Movie · 210 min. · France

Drama TV Movie

Direction Abel Gance · Jean Chérasse

Cast Françoise Christophe · Kathy Fraisse · Colette Bergé · Pierre Massimi

Plot Based on the play by Victor Hugo, portraying the rise, fall and execution of Fabiano Fabiani, a fictional favourite of Mary I of England.

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Bonaparte et la révolution

1972 · Movie · 235 min. · France

Drama Historical

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Albert Dieudonné · Annabella · Antonin Artaud · Pierre Batcheff

Plot Abel Gance's 1971 sound edition of his epic 1927 'Napoleon', which contains much of the silent original, with new material shot and added in both 1965 and 1971, and with...

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Captain Fracasse

1943 · Movie · 108 min. · France

Drama Adventure Comedy 18th Century Swashbuckler Stage Play

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Fernand Gravey · Assia Noris · Jean Weber · Roland Toutain

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The Queen and the Cardinal

1935 · Movie · 115 min. · France

Drama

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Georges Milton · Samson Fainsilber · Tania Fédor · Valentine Tessier

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Le voleur de femmes

1938 · Movie · 87 min. · France

Drama

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Jules Berry · Annie Ducaux · Suzanne Desprès · Jean-Max

Plot The woman thief evades a young lady who is onto his game, but then tries his wiles elsewhere on a married woman by attempting to compromise and ruin the husband...

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Napoléon Bonaparte

1935 · Movie · 140 min. · France

Drama War Historical 18th Century French Revolution

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Albert Dieudonné · Gina Manès · Damia · Eugénie Buffet

Plot A reedited version of Abel Gance's silent masterpiece 'Napoléon vu par Abel Gance', with sound effects added, dialogue post-dubbed, and with new scenes filmed with additional new cast members. The...

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