The incredible adventure of what was supposed to be a three-month inventory project turned into a vast undertaking lasting more than fourteen years, an extraordinary reconstruction and restoration with unexpected twists and turns of one of the masterpieces of world cinema: Napoleon as seen by Abel Gance (1927).
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Georges MourierSelf - project leader | Self - project leader |
| CClarisse GanceSelf - Abel Gance's descendant | Self - Abel Gance's descendant |
 Costa-GavrasSelf - President of the Cinémathèque Française | Self - President of the Cinémathèque Française |
| CClaude LafayeSelf | Self |
 Claude LelouchSelf - filmmaker | Self - filmmaker |