Abel Gance Movies

One of two peasant brothers in love with the same woman escapes his grim country life and pursues a career as a Parisian sculptor.

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.

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...

Le fou de la falaise is a 1916 silent film

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

Louise, a young seamstress, has fallen in love with Julien, her neighbor, a composer who leads a bohemian lifestyle with his friends, who are artists...

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

La digue is a 1911 silent film

Composer Enrid Damor knows nothing of the past life of his new wife Eve Dinant : she lived as a debauchee with an adventurer, Fred Ryce. Fred Ryce...

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

Clarisse (aka 'Venus') learns that she will go blind in a year or two .Although pregnant by her lover, Madère, she pretends she's cheated and...

A color test film of the Proterama process created by Abel Gance.

A portmanteau work in four segments,designed to illustrate the expressive possibilities of director Abel Gance,s creation, Polyvision, which preceded...

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

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

Marines et cristeaux is a silent film from 1928