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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

Henri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéPaul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)O.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Maurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Lucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIINicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Jeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronnePauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Serge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Clément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas Garat