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Abel Gance in J’accuse (1919).
Frame enlargement:
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courtesy Le Giornate del Cinema Muto.

Abel Gance

Born 25 October 1889 in Paris, France.
Died 10 November 1981 in Paris, France.

Married Marguerite [?] ?.

Abel Gance began his film career as an actor and writer in 1909. Gance directed his first film in 1911. His breakthrough film was the monumental J’accuse (1919). Gance is best remembered today for his massive biography epic Napoléon (1927).

References: Website-IMDb.

 
Silent era Abel Gance films available on home video
 
Book : Napoleon: Abel Gance’s Classic Film by Kevin Brownlow

Book: Napoléon edited by Bambi Ballard

Book: Abel Gance and the End of Silent Cinema: Sounding out Utopia by Paul Cuff

Book: Abel Gance: A Politics of Spectacle by Norman King

Book: A Revolution for the Screen: Abel Gance’s Napoleon by Paul Cuff

 
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