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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 CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Jacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Maria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Roger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIDora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-Mesnil