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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 DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Clément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilDaniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Jeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Sacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General Cambronne