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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

Yves MontandYves Montandas LefebvrePauline CartonPauline Cartonas An innkeeperLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)Sacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesNicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Jean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de CaulaincourtMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Daniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIMarie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Robert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Michèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Jean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonapartePierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseJacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadottePatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)