Hundred Days (1935)

Original title

Hundert Tage

Directed by

Franz Wenzler

Genre

historical film

Country

Germany, Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

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How it feels

This film focuses on Napoleon's final attempt to regain power in 1815, a period known as the Hundred Days. It follows him from his return from exile to his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.

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What happens

Hundred Days (German: Hundert Tage) is a 1935 German-Italian historical drama film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Werner Krauss, Gustaf Gründgens and Eduard von Winterstein. The film depicts the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 which led to the final defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. It was shot at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia and on location on the island of Elba. The film's sets were designed by the art director Antonio Valente. It was based on a play by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini which he co-wrote with Giovacchino Forzano. A separate Italian-language version Campo di Maggio was also made directed by Forzano with only Rose Stradner, who played Napoleon's wife Marie Louise, appearing in both versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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