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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

Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Clément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutrichePauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LowePierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)