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Napoleon

Napoleon

★ 6.2/10•1955•3h 10m•12•Drama•History•War

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.

Sacha Guitry · Writer

Sacha Guitry · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime3h 10m
LanguageFR
Release DateMar 25, 1955

Actors

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Napoléon Bonaparte

Michèle Morgan

Michèle Morgan

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Old Napoléon Bonaparte

Sacha Guitry

Sacha Guitry

Talleyrand

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely

Jeanne Boitel

Jeanne Boitel

Madame de Dino

Gilbert Bokanowski

Gilbert Bokanowski

Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)

Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Barras

Gianna Maria Canale

Gianna Maria Canale

Pauline Borghese

Jean Chevrier

Jean Chevrier

General Duroc

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Eléonore Denuelle

Clément Duhour

Clément Duhour

Marshal Michel Ney

Jacques Dumesnil

Jacques Dumesnil

Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte

O.W. Fischer

O.W. Fischer

Karl von Metternich

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Marshal Jean Lannes

Cosetta Greco

Cosetta Greco

Elisa Baccioli

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