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Napoleon

Napoléon

Release: 1955-03-25·Runtime: 190m·★ 6.2
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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 ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Gilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Cosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleDaniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Jean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéAnne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Jacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)