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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

Serge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Madeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweAnne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Gianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyRobert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Sacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvrePauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Jeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Jean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean Lannes