Abel Gance

Directing

13 Movies 4 TV Shows

Born

October 25, 1889

Died

November 10, 1981

Place of Birth

Paris, France

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Biography

Abel Gance was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927). He was born in Paris in 1889. In 1909, he acted in his first film. He also wrote scenarios, and often sold them to Gaumont. During this period he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, fa…