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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

Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéDora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Jean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvrePatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Gilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Sacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Serge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudAnne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)