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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 innkeeperJean MarchatJean Marchatas General Bertrand (uncredited)Anne CarrèreAnne Carrèreas Madame Hamelin (uncredited)Gianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canaleas Pauline BorgheseArmand MestralArmand Mestralas Marshal Nicolas OudinotDany RobinDany Robinas Désirée ClaryErich von StroheimErich von Stroheimas Ludwig van BeethovenOrson WellesOrson Wellesas Sir Hudson LoweJean DebucourtJean Debucourtas Count Joseph FouchéBernard DhéranBernard Dhéranas Bourrienne (uncredited)Marie MansartMarie Mansartas Madame Bertrand (uncredited)Jacques DumesnilJacques Dumesnilas Marshal Jean-Baptiste BernadotteRoland AlexandreRoland Alexandreas Count of Blanc-MesnilGilbert GilGilbert Gilas Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)Daniel IvernelDaniel Ivernelas Cambacérès (uncredited)Paul DupuisPaul Dupuisas NeippergMichèle MorganMichèle Morganas Joséphine de BeauharnaisGilbert BokanowskiGilbert Bokanowskias Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Eléonore DenuelleClément DuhourClément Duhouras Marshal Michel NeyMadeleine LebeauMadeleine Lebeauas Emilie PellapraJean MaraisJean Maraisas Count MontholonLana MarconiLana Marconias Marie WalewskaLuis MarianoLuis Marianoas GaratJeanne BoitelJeanne Boitelas Madame de DinoCosetta GrecoCosetta Grecoas Elisa BaccioliYves MontandYves Montandas LefebvreSerge ReggianiSerge Reggianias Lucien BonaparteMaria SchellMaria Schellas Marie-Louise d'AutricheMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Count Emmanuel de Las CasesRobert ManuelRobert Manuelas Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)Noël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas General CambronneLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Louis XVIIIJean ChevrierJean Chevrieras General DurocJean GabinJean Gabinas Marshal Jean LannesMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Queen Hortense de BeauharnaisMichèle CordoueMichèle Cordoueas LaetitiaJean DanetJean Danetas General GourgaudMaurice EscandeMaurice Escandeas Louis XV (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)PatachouPatachouas Madame Sans-GêneDaniel GélinDaniel Gélinas Napoléon BonaparteSacha GuitrySacha Guitryas TalleyrandO.W. FischerO.W. Fischeras Karl von MetternichHenri VidalHenri Vidalas Marshal Joachim MuratMaria FavellaMaria Favellaas Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)Nicole MaureyNicole Maureyas Madame Tallien (uncredited)Raymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrinas Old Napoléon BonaparteJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumontas Regnault de St-Jean d'AngelyPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseuras BarrasRoger PigautRoger Pigautas Marquis de Caulaincourt