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French Film clip

posted 17 years ago by tdy111
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Does anyone know what film the clips of the French Revolution/Terror were taken from?

The Battle of Algiers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/

Note the rating, there's a reason for it.

"Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day"

[–] tdy111 17 years ago

I wasn't talking about the The Battle of Algiers. The one which appears to be an early 20's film of Robespierre's terro during the French Terror.

[–] CoolClones 17 years ago

Sorry bud.

Saw the doc, Have seen the film, saw Revolutionary and France mentioned and spat out "BATTLE OF ALGIERS".

"Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day"

[–] Lionrock 17 years ago

I'm resolutely certain the sepia-toned clip at 5:38 of part three (with the title card "Down with tyrants," indicating a silent film), as well as subsequent sepia-toned clips, was NOT "Battle of Algiers." That film is explicitly referred to and captioned later in the section, but it is quite distinguishable from the French Revolution clips.

[–] alexeroberts 17 years ago

I'm pretty sure it was Abel Gance's Napoleon. I think it was used in the "Visions Of Light: The Art Of Cinematography" documentary too.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018192/

Don't castagate me if i'm wrong. I did recognise it though.

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[–] MiloMindbender 13 years ago

The French Revolution silent clips are all from Napoleon:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018192/combined