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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

Roland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweDora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Jeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Gilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Gilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Cosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de Beauharnais