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.
March 25, 1955
Francinex, Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)
53 people
Daniel Gélin
Napoléon Bonaparte
Acting
Michèle Morgan
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Acting
Raymond Pellegrin
Old Napoléon Bonaparte
Acting
Sacha Guitry
Talleyrand
Directing
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
Acting
Jeanne Boitel
Madame de Dino
Acting
Gilbert Bokanowski
Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
Acting
Pierre Brasseur
Barras
Acting
Gianna Maria Canale
Pauline Borghese
Acting
Jean Chevrier
General Duroc
Acting
Danielle Darrieux
Eléonore Denuelle
Acting
Clément Duhour
Marshal Michel Ney
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