Napoleon (1955)
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.
- Released
- 1955-03-25
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Runtime
- 190 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sacha Guitry
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 24 votes
Cast
- Daniel Gélin as Napoléon Bonaparte
- Michèle Morgan as Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Raymond Pellegrin as Old Napoléon Bonaparte
- Sacha Guitry as Talleyrand
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
- Jeanne Boitel as Madame de Dino
- Gilbert Bokanowski as Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
- Pierre Brasseur as Barras
- Gianna Maria Canale as Pauline Borghese
- Jean Chevrier as General Duroc
- Danielle Darrieux as Eléonore Denuelle
- Clément Duhour as Marshal Michel Ney