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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

Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Madeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Jean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Jean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvrePatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GênePauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperRobert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Cosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Maria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Gilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)