Napoleon (1955)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Daniel Gélin
as Napoléon Bonaparte
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Michèle Morgan
as Joséphine de Beauharnais
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Raymond Pellegrin
as Old Napoléon Bonaparte
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Sacha Guitry
as Talleyrand
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
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Jeanne Boitel
as Madame de Dino
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Gilbert Bokanowski
as Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
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Pierre Brasseur
as Barras
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Gianna Maria Canale
as Pauline Borghese
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Jean Chevrier
as General Duroc
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Danielle Darrieux
as Eléonore Denuelle
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Clément Duhour
as Marshal Michel Ney
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Jacques Dumesnil
as Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
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O.W. Fischer
as Karl von Metternich
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Jean Gabin
as Marshal Jean Lannes
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Cosetta Greco
as Elisa Baccioli
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Madeleine Lebeau
as Emilie Pellapra
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Jean Marais
as Count Montholon
Crew
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Sacha Guitry
Director
- Pierre Montazel Director of Photography
- Jean Françaix Original Music Composer
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Clément Duhour
Producer
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Sacha Guitry
Writer
