The read
It runs long at 3h 10m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean FrançaixOriginal Music Composer
- Sacha GuitryDirector
- Sacha GuitryWriter
Cast
- Daniel GélinNapoléon Bonaparte
- Michèle MorganJoséphine de Beauharnais
- Raymond PellegrinOld Napoléon Bonaparte
- Sacha GuitryTalleyrand
- Jean-Pierre AumontRegnault de St-Jean d'Angely
- Jeanne BoitelMadame de Dino
- Gilbert BokanowskiTrader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
- Pierre BrasseurBarras
- Gianna Maria CanalePauline Borghese
- Jean ChevrierGeneral Duroc
- Danielle DarrieuxEléonore Denuelle
- Clément DuhourMarshal Michel Ney
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Themes
napoleon bonaparte