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Napoleon

Napoléon

Release: 1955-03-25·Runtime: 190m·★ 6.3
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The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.

Production Countries

FranceItaly

Production Companies

Francinex
Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)
Filmsonor
Rizzoli Film

Cast

Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Maria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Gianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Jacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Clément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de Beauharnais