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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

O.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LowePauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Sacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Armand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Pierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheAnne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas Neipperg