Drama History War
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.
Directed by
Sacha Guitry
Written by
Sacha Guitry
Louis de Funès
Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
Yves Montand
Lefebvre
Michèle Morgan
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Jean Gabin
Marshal Jean Lannes
Jean Marais
Count Montholon
Maria Schell
Marie-Louise d'Autriche
Daniel Gélin
Napoléon Bonaparte
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
Serge Reggiani
Lucien Bonaparte
Micheline Presle
Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Erich von Stroheim
Ludwig van Beethoven
Danielle Darrieux
Eléonore Denuelle
Raymond Pellegrin
Old Napoléon Bonaparte
Maurice Escande
Louis XV (uncredited)
Dany Robin
Désirée Clary
O.W. Fischer
Karl von Metternich
Noël Roquevert
General Cambronne
Bernard Dhéran
Bourrienne (uncredited)
Pauline Carton
An innkeeper
Armand Mestral
Marshal Nicolas Oudinot
Nicole Maurey
Madame Tallien (uncredited)
Robert Manuel
Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)
Patachou
Madame Sans-Gêne
Dora Doll
'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)
Madeleine Lebeau
Emilie Pellapra
Henri Vidal
Marshal Joachim Murat
Pierre Brasseur
Barras
Daniel Ivernel
Cambacérès (uncredited)
Roger Pigaut
Marquis de Caulaincourt
Luis Mariano
Garat
Jean Danet
General Gourgaud
Gilbert Gil
Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)
Marie Mansart
Madame Bertrand (uncredited)
Paul Dupuis
Neipperg
Jean Marchat
General Bertrand (uncredited)
Gianna Maria Canale
Pauline Borghese
Jean Debucourt
Count Joseph Fouché
Maurice Teynac
Count Emmanuel de Las Cases
Anne Carrère
Madame Hamelin (uncredited)
Jean Chevrier
General Duroc
Jacques Dumesnil
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Jeanne Boitel
Madame de Dino
Roland Alexandre
Count of Blanc-Mesnil
Cosetta Greco
Elisa Baccioli
Lucien Baroux
Louis XVIII
Clément Duhour
Marshal Michel Ney
Lana Marconi
Marie Walewska
Gilbert Bokanowski
Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
Michèle Cordoue
Laetitia
Pierre Would
Marshal Pérignon (uncredited)

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