Napoleon (1927)

A biopic of former Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant 1797 invasion of Italy.

Genres: Drama, History, War

What to watch after Napoleon

• Grand Illusion (1937) — Same subject: france
• The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) — Antonin Artaud appears in both
• The Battle of Algiers (1966) — Same subject: revolution
• The Rules of the Game (1939) — Same subject: paris, france
• War and Peace (1965)
• The Great Dictator (1940)