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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

Pauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Sacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyPatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweRobert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéNicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Noël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonapartePierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Lana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Roger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de Caulaincourt