Napoleonic ERA

Duration: 0:15:00

Genres: Educational, Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Coronet Instructional Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: adviser: Leo Gershoy

Description: Uses paintings and live-action photography to trace the key events in the building of the Grand French Empire and its downfall climaxed by the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. Tells the story from the viewpoint of an officer who served under Napoleon. Presents Napoleon's conquests of European countries and Egypt and the coup d'etat which overthrew the government of the Directory. Shows the establishment of the Continental System, the resulting decline in the popularity of the government, and the open opposition in the lands Napoleon had conquered. Pictures Napoleon's grand assault on Russia, his retreat, and, finally, the disintegration of his empire. Points out many ways in which the achievements of the Napoleonic Era influence modern France.

Complete Record: Shows scenes typifying Napoleon's rise to power, his governmental reforms in France, his conquests and the disintegration of the Grand Empire in a rising wave of European nationalism between 1796-1815.

Metadata Source:Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films