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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

Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Dany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliRobert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Armand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Gilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilAnne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)O.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)