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Napoleon

Napoleon

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

190 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

25 March 1955

Country

France

Cast

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

Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine Lebeau

Emilie Pellapra

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Count Montholon

Lana Marconi

Lana Marconi

Marie Walewska

Luis Mariano

Luis Mariano

Garat

Armand Mestral

Armand Mestral

Marshal Nicolas Oudinot

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Lefebvre

Patachou

Patachou

Madame Sans-Gêne

Roger Pigaut

Roger Pigaut

Marquis de Caulaincourt

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Queen Hortense de Beauharnais

Serge Reggiani

Serge Reggiani

Lucien Bonaparte

Dany Robin

Dany Robin

Désirée Clary

Noël Roquevert

Noël Roquevert

General Cambronne

Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Marie-Louise d'Autriche

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Ludwig van Beethoven

Maurice Teynac

Maurice Teynac

Count Emmanuel de Las Cases

Henri Vidal

Henri Vidal

Marshal Joachim Murat

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Sir Hudson Lowe

Roland Alexandre

Roland Alexandre

Count of Blanc-Mesnil

Lucien Baroux

Lucien Baroux

Louis XVIII

Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton

An innkeeper

Michèle Cordoue

Michèle Cordoue

Laetitia

Jean Danet

Jean Danet

General Gourgaud

Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Count Joseph Fouché

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

Bourrienne (uncredited)

Maurice Escande

Maurice Escande

Louis XV (uncredited)

Maria Favella

Maria Favella

Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)

Gilbert Gil

Gilbert Gil

Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)

Daniel Ivernel

Daniel Ivernel

Cambacérès (uncredited)

Marie Mansart

Marie Mansart

Madame Bertrand (uncredited)

Robert Manuel

Robert Manuel

Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)

Jean Marchat

Jean Marchat

General Bertrand (uncredited)

Nicole Maurey

Nicole Maurey

Madame Tallien (uncredited)

Anne Carrère

Anne Carrère

Madame Hamelin (uncredited)

Dora Doll

Dora Doll

'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)

Pierre Would

Pierre Would

Marshal Pérignon (uncredited)

Paul Dupuis

Paul Dupuis

Neipperg

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