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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

Gilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Noël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Luis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Jean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeper