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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

Bernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Gilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Jean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Jean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéAnne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Madeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratPaul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilJean DanetJean Danetas General Gourgaud