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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

Orson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Sacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Cosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvrePatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisRobert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonapartePierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratAnne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Lucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéNicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryPauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Jean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Jeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van Beethoven