Napoleon (1955)
Napoléon
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.
- Date of release
- 1955-03-25
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 3h 10m
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Director
- Sacha Guitry
Casting
- Daniel Gélin — Napoléon Bonaparte
- Michèle Morgan — Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Raymond Pellegrin — Old Napoléon Bonaparte
- Sacha Guitry — Talleyrand
- Jean-Pierre Aumont — Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
- Jeanne Boitel — Madame de Dino
- Gilbert Bokanowski — Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
- Pierre Brasseur — Barras
- Gianna Maria Canale — Pauline Borghese
- Jean Chevrier — General Duroc
- Danielle Darrieux — Eléonore Denuelle
- Clément Duhour — Marshal Michel Ney
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