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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 MuratJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéPaul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Jacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Maria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuellePatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Gilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Jeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisNicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilDora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Gianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Jean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée Clary