A Royal Divorce (1938)
The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.
- Date of release
- 1938-09-21
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Jack Raymond
Casting
- Ruth Chatterton — Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Pierre Blanchar — Napoléon Bonaparte
- Frank Cellier — Talleyrand
- Carol Goodner — Madame Tallien
- Auriol Lee — La mère de Napoléon
- George Curzon — Barras
- David Farrar — Louis Bonaparte
- Laurence Hanray — Klemens von Metternich
- John Laurie — Joseph Bonaparte
- Jack Hawkins — Capitaine Charles
- Allan Jeayes — Marat
- Rosalyn Boulter — Hortense
Interesting facts
A Royal Divorce is a 1938 British historical drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar and Frank Cellier. The film portrays the complex relationship between Napoleon I of France and his wife, Josephine Bonaparte from their first meeting until their divorce more than a decade later. It was shot at Denham Studios in Buckinghamshire. The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.
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