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Napoleon

1955

190 minutes

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Overview

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.

Top Cast

Daniel Gélin headshot

Daniel Gélin

Napoléon Bonaparte

Michèle Morgan headshot

Michèle Morgan

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Raymond Pellegrin headshot

Raymond Pellegrin

Old Napoléon Bonaparte

Sacha Guitry headshot

Sacha Guitry

Talleyrand

Jean-Pierre Aumont headshot

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely

Jeanne Boitel headshot

Jeanne Boitel

Madame de Dino

Gilbert Bokanowski headshot

Gilbert Bokanowski

Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)

Pierre Brasseur headshot

Pierre Brasseur

Barras

Gianna Maria Canale headshot

Gianna Maria Canale

Pauline Borghese

Jean Chevrier headshot

Jean Chevrier

General Duroc

Danielle Darrieux headshot

Danielle Darrieux

Eléonore Denuelle

Clément Duhour headshot

Clément Duhour

Marshal Michel Ney

Jacques Dumesnil headshot

Jacques Dumesnil

Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte

O.W. Fischer headshot

O.W. Fischer

Karl von Metternich

Jean Gabin headshot

Jean Gabin

Marshal Jean Lannes

Cosetta Greco headshot

Cosetta Greco

Elisa Baccioli

Madeleine Lebeau headshot

Madeleine Lebeau

Emilie Pellapra

Jean Marais headshot

Jean Marais

Count Montholon

Lana Marconi headshot

Lana Marconi

Marie Walewska

Luis Mariano headshot

Luis Mariano

Garat

Armand Mestral headshot

Armand Mestral

Marshal Nicolas Oudinot

Yves Montand headshot

Yves Montand

Lefebvre

Patachou headshot

Patachou

Madame Sans-Gêne

Roger Pigaut headshot

Roger Pigaut

Marquis de Caulaincourt

Micheline Presle headshot

Micheline Presle

Queen Hortense de Beauharnais

Serge Reggiani headshot

Serge Reggiani

Lucien Bonaparte

Dany Robin headshot

Dany Robin

Désirée Clary

Noël Roquevert headshot

Noël Roquevert

General Cambronne

Maria Schell headshot

Maria Schell

Marie-Louise d'Autriche

Erich von Stroheim headshot

Erich von Stroheim

Ludwig van Beethoven

Maurice Teynac headshot

Maurice Teynac

Count Emmanuel de Las Cases

Henri Vidal headshot

Henri Vidal

Marshal Joachim Murat

Orson Welles headshot

Orson Welles

Sir Hudson Lowe

Roland Alexandre headshot

Roland Alexandre

Count of Blanc-Mesnil

Lucien Baroux headshot

Lucien Baroux

Louis XVIII

Pauline Carton headshot

Pauline Carton

An innkeeper

Michèle Cordoue headshot

Michèle Cordoue

Laetitia

Jean Danet headshot

Jean Danet

General Gourgaud

Jean Debucourt headshot

Jean Debucourt

Count Joseph Fouché

Bernard Dhéran headshot

Bernard Dhéran

Bourrienne (uncredited)

Maurice Escande headshot

Maurice Escande

Louis XV (uncredited)

Maria Favella headshot

Maria Favella

Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)

Gilbert Gil headshot

Gilbert Gil

Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)

Daniel Ivernel headshot

Daniel Ivernel

Cambacérès (uncredited)

Marie Mansart headshot

Marie Mansart

Madame Bertrand (uncredited)

Robert Manuel headshot

Robert Manuel

Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)

Jean Marchat headshot

Jean Marchat

General Bertrand (uncredited)

Nicole Maurey headshot

Nicole Maurey

Madame Tallien (uncredited)

Anne Carrère headshot

Anne Carrère

Madame Hamelin (uncredited)

Dora Doll headshot

Dora Doll

'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)

Louis de Funès headshot

Louis de Funès

Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)

Pierre Would headshot

Pierre Would

Marshal Pérignon (uncredited)

Paul Dupuis headshot

Paul Dupuis

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