Napoleon
Napoléon
Release: 1955-03-25
·Runtime: 190m
·★ 6.3
Drama
History
War
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
France
Italy
Production Companies
Francinex
Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)
Filmsonor
Rizzoli Film
Cast
Erich von Stroheim
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Henri Vidal
as Marshal Joachim Murat
Roland Alexandre
as Count of Blanc-Mesnil
Lucien Baroux
as Louis XVIII
Pauline Carton
as An innkeeper
Armand Mestral
as Marshal Nicolas Oudinot
Serge Reggiani
as Lucien Bonaparte
Luis Mariano
as Garat
Maria Schell
as Marie-Louise d'Autriche
Jean Danet
as General Gourgaud
Louis de Funès
as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
Paul Dupuis
as Neipperg
Daniel Gélin
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Roger Pigaut
as Marquis de Caulaincourt
Maria Favella
as Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)
Robert Manuel
as Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)
Jean Marchat
as General Bertrand (uncredited)
Dora Doll
as 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)
Michèle Morgan
as Joséphine de Beauharnais
Noël Roquevert
as General Cambronne
Bernard Dhéran
as Bourrienne (uncredited)
Gilbert Gil
as Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)
Anne Carrère
as Madame Hamelin (uncredited)
Danielle Darrieux
as Eléonore Denuelle
Madeleine Lebeau
as Emilie Pellapra
Jean Marais
as Count Montholon
Michèle Cordoue
as Laetitia
Marie Mansart
as Madame Bertrand (uncredited)
Patachou
as Madame Sans-Gêne
Micheline Presle
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Jacques Dumesnil
as Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Sacha Guitry
as Talleyrand
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
Jeanne Boitel
as Madame de Dino
Gianna Maria Canale
as Pauline Borghese
Jean Chevrier
as General Duroc
Clément Duhour
as Marshal Michel Ney
Jean Gabin
as Marshal Jean Lannes
Cosetta Greco
as Elisa Baccioli
Lana Marconi
as Marie Walewska
Maurice Teynac
as Count Emmanuel de Las Cases
Orson Welles
as Sir Hudson Lowe
Jean Debucourt
as Count Joseph Fouché
Maurice Escande
as Louis XV (uncredited)
O.W. Fischer
as Karl von Metternich
Raymond Pellegrin
as Old Napoléon Bonaparte
Gilbert Bokanowski
as Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
Yves Montand
as Lefebvre
Daniel Ivernel
as Cambacérès (uncredited)
Nicole Maurey
as Madame Tallien (uncredited)
Pierre Brasseur
as Barras
Dany Robin
as Désirée Clary