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Writer:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s
• 1900s

1. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971) (writer)
   
   
2. Marie Tudor (1966) (TV) (adaptation)
3. Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964) (screenplay) (story)
   ... aka Cyrano e d'Artagnan (Italy)
   ... aka Cyrano et d'Artagnan (France)
   ... aka Cyrano y d'Artagnan (Spain)
4. Austerlitz (1960) (writer)
   ... aka La battaglia di Austerlitz (Italy)
   ... aka Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
   ... aka The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
   
   
5. La tour de Nesle (1955) (dialogue) (screenplay)
   ... aka La torre di Nesle (Italy: alternative title)
   ... aka Tower of Lust (UK)
   ... aka Tower of Nesle (International: English title)
6. La reine Margot (1954) (writer)
   ... aka A Woman of Evil (UK)
   ... aka La regina Margot (Italy)
   ... aka Queen Margot (International: English title)
7. Lumière (1953) (TV) (commentary)
8. Lumière et l'invention du cinématographe (1953) (writer)
9. Quatorze juillet (1953) (writer)
   
   
10. Le capitaine Fracasse (1943) (adaptation) (dialogue)
    ... aka Captain Fracasse (International: English title)
    ... aka La maschera sul cuore (Italy)
11. Vénus aveugle (1941) (dialogue) (screenplay)
    ... aka Blind Venus (International: English title)
    
    
12. Louise (1939) (adaptation and dialogue)
13. Le voleur de femmes (1938) (writer)
    ... aka Ladro di donne (Italy)
    ... aka The Woman Thief (International: English title)
14. J'accuse! (1938) (writer)
    ... aka I Accuse (USA)
    ... aka I Accuse (That They May Live) (USA)
    ... aka That They May Live (USA)
15. Un grand amour de Beethoven (1937) (writer)
    ... aka Beethoven's Great Love (International: English title)
    ... aka The Life and Loves of Beethoven (USA)
16. Jérôme Perreau héros des barricades (1935) (writer)
    ... aka The Queen and the Cardinal (International: English title)
17. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935) (dialogue) (screenplay)
    ... aka Napoléon
    ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
18. Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre (1935) (writer)
19. Lucrèce Borgia (1935) (screenplay)
    ... aka Lucrezia Borgia (USA)
20. La dame aux camélias (1934) (writer)
21. Poliche (1934) (writer)
22. Le maître de forges (1933) (writer)
    ... aka The Ironmaster (International: English title)
23. Mater dolorosa (1932) (writer)
24. La fin du monde (1931) (writer)
    ... aka End of the World (International: English title)
    
    
25. Napoleon auf St. Helena (1929) (story)
    ... aka Der gefangene Kaiser (Germany)
    ... aka Napoleon at St. Helena (International: English title)
    ... aka St. Helena: Der gefangene Kaiser (Germany)
26. Napoléon (1927) (written by)
    ... aka Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
    ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
    ... aka Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
    ... aka Napoleon (USA)
27. Au secours! (1924) (writer)
    ... aka Help! (USA)
    ... aka The Haunted House (UK)
28. La roue (1923) (writer)
    ... aka La rose du rail (France)
    ... aka The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
    
    
29. J'accuse! (1919) (writer)
    ... aka I Accuse (International: English title)
30. La dixième symphonie (1918) (writer)
    ... aka The Tenth Symphony (International: English title)
31. Ecce Homo (1918) (writer)
    ... aka Le soleil noir (France)
32. La zone de la mort (1917) (writer)
    ... aka The Zone of Death (USA)
33. Barberousse (1917) (writer)
34. Mater dolorosa (1917) (writer)
    ... aka Sorrowful Mother (International: English title)
    ... aka The Torture of Silence (USA)
35. Le droit à la vie (1917) (writer)
36. Les gaz mortels (1916) (writer)
    ... aka Le brouillard sur la ville (France)
37. Ce que les flots racontent (1916) (writer)
38. Fioritures (1916) (writer)
    ... aka La source de beauté (France)
39. Le fou de la falaise (1916) (writer)
40. Le périscope (1916) (writer)
41. Un drame au château d'Acre (1915) (writer)
42. La fleur des ruines (1915) (writer)
43. La folie du Docteur Tube (1915) (writer)
44. L'énigme de dix heures (1915) (writer)
    ... aka The Enigma of Ten Hours (International: English title: literal title)
45. L'héroïsme de Paddy (1915) (writer)
    ... aka The Heroism of Paddy (International: English title)
46. Strass et Compagnie (1915) (writer)
47. L'infirmière (1914) (writer)
48. Le masque d'horreur (1912) (writer)
    ... aka The Mask of Horror (USA)
49. Le tragique amour de Mona Lisa (1912) (writer)
    ... aka La Joconde (France: subtitle)
50. Il y a des pieds au plafond (1912) (writer)
51. La conspiration des drapeaux (1912) (writer)
52. La mort du duc d'Enghien (1912) (writer)
53. La pierre philosophe (1912) (writer)
54. Le nègre blanc (1912) (writer)
55. Une vengeance d'Edgar Poë (1912) (scenario)
    ... aka The Vengeance of Edgard Poe (International: English title)
56. Cyrano et d'Assoucy (1911) (writer)
57. La digue (1911) (writer)
    ... aka Pour sauver la Hollande (France)
58. L'électrocuté (1911) (writer)
59. Un clair de lune sous Richelieu (1911) (writer)
60. La fille de Jephté (1910) (writer)
61. La fin de Paganini (1910) (writer)
    ... aka The End of Paganini (International: English title)
62. L'aluminite (1910) (writer)
63. L'auberge rouge (1910) (writer)
    ... aka The Red Inn (International: English title)
64. Le crime du grand-père (1910) (writer)
    ... aka The Crime of a Grandfather (International: English title)
65. Le roi des parfums (1910) (writer)
66. Paganini (1910) (writer)
    
    
67. La légende de l'arc-en-ciel (1909) (writer)
68. Le glas du père Césaire (1909) (writer)
69. Le portrait de Mireille (1909) (writer)
    ... aka Portrait of Mireille (International: English title)
70. Molière (1909) (writer)
    

Director:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971)
   
   
2. Valmy (1967) (TV)
   ... aka Bataille et naissance de la république (France: third part title)
   ... aka Chronique de l'été 1792 (France: second part title)
   ... aka La chute de la royauté (France: first part title)
3. Marie Tudor (1966) (TV)
4. Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964)
   ... aka Cyrano e d'Artagnan (Italy)
   ... aka Cyrano et d'Artagnan (France)
   ... aka Cyrano y d'Artagnan (Spain)
5. Austerlitz (1960)
   ... aka La battaglia di Austerlitz (Italy)
   ... aka Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
   ... aka The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
   
   
6. Magirama (1956)
7. La tour de Nesle (1955)
   ... aka La torre di Nesle (Italy: alternative title)
   ... aka Tower of Lust (UK)
   ... aka Tower of Nesle (International: English title)
8. Quatorze juillet (1953)
   
   
9. Le capitaine Fracasse (1943)
   ... aka Captain Fracasse (International: English title)
   ... aka La maschera sul cuore (Italy)
10. Vénus aveugle (1941)
    ... aka Blind Venus (International: English title)
11. Paradis perdu (1940)
    ... aka Four Flights to Love
    ... aka Paradise Lost (UK)
    
    
12. Louise (1939)
13. Le voleur de femmes (1938)
    ... aka Ladro di donne (Italy)
    ... aka The Woman Thief (International: English title)
14. J'accuse! (1938)
    ... aka I Accuse (USA)
    ... aka I Accuse (That They May Live) (USA)
    ... aka That They May Live (USA)
15. Un grand amour de Beethoven (1937)
    ... aka Beethoven's Great Love (International: English title)
    ... aka The Life and Loves of Beethoven (USA)
16. Jérôme Perreau héros des barricades (1935)
    ... aka The Queen and the Cardinal (International: English title)
17. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935)
    ... aka Napoléon
    ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
18. Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre (1935)
19. Lucrèce Borgia (1935)
    ... aka Lucrezia Borgia (USA)
20. End of the World (1934)
    ... aka Paris After Dark (USA: reissue title)
21. La dame aux camélias (1934) (supervision)
22. Poliche (1934)
23. Le maître de forges (1933)
    ... aka The Ironmaster (International: English title)
24. Mater dolorosa (1932)
25. La fin du monde (1931)
    ... aka End of the World (International: English title)
    
    
26. Marines et cristeaux (1928)
27. Napoléon (1927)
    ... aka Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
    ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
    ... aka Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
    ... aka Napoleon (USA)
28. Au secours! (1924)
    ... aka Help! (USA)
    ... aka The Haunted House (UK)
29. La roue (1923)
    ... aka La rose du rail (France)
    ... aka The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
    
    
30. J'accuse! (1919)
    ... aka I Accuse (International: English title)
31. La dixième symphonie (1918)
    ... aka The Tenth Symphony (International: English title)
32. Ecce Homo (1918)
    ... aka Le soleil noir (France)
33. La zone de la mort (1917)
    ... aka The Zone of Death (USA)
34. Barberousse (1917)
35. Mater dolorosa (1917)
    ... aka Sorrowful Mother (International: English title)
    ... aka The Torture of Silence (USA)
36. Le droit à la vie (1917)
37. Les gaz mortels (1916)
    ... aka Le brouillard sur la ville (France)
38. Ce que les flots racontent (1916)
39. Fioritures (1916)
    ... aka La source de beauté (France)
40. Le fou de la falaise (1916)
41. Le périscope (1916)
42. Un drame au château d'Acre (1915)
43. La fleur des ruines (1915)
44. La folie du Docteur Tube (1915)
45. L'énigme de dix heures (1915)
    ... aka The Enigma of Ten Hours (International: English title: literal title)
46. L'héroïsme de Paddy (1915)
    ... aka The Heroism of Paddy (International: English title)
47. Strass et Compagnie (1915)
48. Le masque d'horreur (1912)
    ... aka The Mask of Horror (USA)
49. Il y a des pieds au plafond (1912)
50. La pierre philosophe (1912)
51. Le nègre blanc (1912)
52. La digue (1911)
    ... aka Pour sauver la Hollande (France)
    

Producer:

• 1960s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Valmy (1967) (TV) (producer)
   ... aka Bataille et naissance de la république (France: third part title)
   ... aka Chronique de l'été 1792 (France: second part title)
   ... aka La chute de la royauté (France: first part title)
   
   
2. J'accuse! (1938) (producer)
   ... aka I Accuse (USA)
   ... aka I Accuse (That They May Live) (USA)
   ... aka That They May Live (USA)
3. La dame aux camélias (1934) (producer)
   
   
4. Au secours! (1924) (producer)
   ... aka Help! (USA)
   ... aka The Haunted House (UK)
5. La roue (1923) (producer)
   ... aka La rose du rail (France)
   ... aka The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
6. L'âtre (1922) (producer)
   ... aka Au creux des sillons (France: alternative title)
   ... aka Tillers of the Soil (International: English title)
7. Le petit poucet (1920) (producer)
   ... aka Tom Thumb (International: English title)
   

Actor:

• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s
• 1900s

1. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935) .... Saint-Just
   ... aka Napoléon
   ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
2. End of the World (1934) .... Extra
   ... aka Paris After Dark (USA: reissue title)
3. La fin du monde (1931) .... Jean Novalic
   ... aka End of the World (International: English title)
   
   
4. La chute de la maison Usher (1928)
   ... aka The Fall of the House of Usher (International: English title)
5. Napoléon (1927) .... Louis Saint-Just
   ... aka Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
   ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
   ... aka Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
   ... aka Napoleon (USA)
   
   
6. Le nègre blanc (1912)
   
   
7. Molière (1909) .... Molière jeune
   

Editor:

• 1970s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971)
   
   
2. Napoléon Bonaparte (1935)
   ... aka Napoléon
   ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte, vu et entendu par Abel Gance (France: short title)
   
   
3. Napoléon (1927)
   ... aka Abel Gance's Napoleon (USA)
   ... aka Napoléon Bonaparte (France)
   ... aka Napoléon vu par Abel Gance (France)
   ... aka Napoleon (USA)
4. La roue (1923)
   ... aka La rose du rail (France)
   ... aka The Wheel (USA: literal English title)
   
   
5. J'accuse! (1919)
   ... aka I Accuse (International: English title)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. L'âtre (1922) (supervisor)
   ... aka Au creux des sillons (France: alternative title)
   ... aka Tillers of the Soil (International: English title)
   

Self:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts (1982) (TV) .... Himself
   
   
2. "Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait" (1974) TV series .... Himself
   
   
3. "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
       - Abel Gance - Portrait brisé (1964) TV episode .... Himself
4. Abel Gance, hier et demain (1963) .... Himself
   
   
5. Lumière (1953) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004) .... Himself
2. Cinerama Adventure (2002) .... Himself
3. "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) .... Himself (director)
4. Bonaparte et la révolution (1971) .... St. Just