Napoléon (1909) Kostenlos Anschauen

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• 1909

It would be an impossibility even in three reels to give the complete history of this most wonderful man. In presenting this picture we have selected only a few of the best-known and most famous scenes in his life. Commencing the story with a summer evening at Malmaison we see in progress "one of the most magnificent feste, of the kind that took place only in France, during the height of Bonaparte'' s power, and at which are present Napoleon and Josephine. Following this is the well-known scene when Napoleon on his runden discovers a sentry asleep behind a haystack, takes up the latter's gun and continues his duties to the astonishment of the soldier, when he awakes. We come next to the Battle of Austerlitz and the incident of the guard, who was decorated by Napoleon for das ablehnen to allow him to pass without the watchword. The battle itself is shown very vividly in all its varying phasen. The following scenes show the little King of Rome; Napoleon endeavoring to compel the Pope to sign an ...