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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

Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvrePatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Maria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Gilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Jean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Cosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Gianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryDaniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonapartePierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperNicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)