France / Mar 25, 1955 / TP
3h 10min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierre Brasseur | Barras |
| Gianna Maria Canale | Pauline Borghese |
| Jean Chevrier | General Duroc |
| Danielle Darrieux | Eléonore Denuelle |
| Clément Duhour | Marshal Michel Ney |
| Jacques Dumesnil | Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte |
| O.W. Fischer | Karl von Metternich |
| Jean Gabin | Marshal Jean Lannes |
| Cosetta Greco | Elisa Baccioli |
| Madeleine Lebeau | Emilie Pellapra |
| Jean Marais | Count Montholon |
| Lana Marconi | Marie Walewska |
| Luis Mariano | Garat |
| Armand Mestral | Marshal Nicolas Oudinot |
| Yves Montand | Lefebvre |
| Patachou | Madame Sans-Gêne |
| Roger Pigaut | Marquis de Caulaincourt |
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| Micheline Presle | Queen Hortense de Beauharnais |
| Serge Reggiani | Lucien Bonaparte |
| Dany Robin | Désirée Clary |
| Noël Roquevert | General Cambronne |
| Maria Schell | Marie-Louise d'Autriche |
| Erich von Stroheim | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Maurice Teynac | Count Emmanuel de Las Cases |
| Henri Vidal | Marshal Joachim Murat |
| Orson Welles | Sir Hudson Lowe |
| Roland Alexandre | Count of Blanc-Mesnil |
| Lucien Baroux | Louis XVIII |
| Pauline Carton | An innkeeper |
| Michèle Cordoue | Laetitia |
| Jean Danet | General Gourgaud |
| Jean Debucourt | Count Joseph Fouché |
| Bernard Dhéran | Bourrienne (uncredited) |
| Maurice Escande | Louis XV (uncredited) |
| Maria Favella | Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited) |
| Gilbert Gil | Louis Bonaparte (uncredited) |
| Daniel Ivernel | Cambacérès (uncredited) |
| Marie Mansart | Madame Bertrand (uncredited) |
| Robert Manuel | Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited) |
| Jean Marchat | General Bertrand (uncredited) |
| Nicole Maurey | Madame Tallien (uncredited) |
| Anne Carrère | Madame Hamelin (uncredited) |
| Dora Doll | 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited) |
| Louis de Funès | Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited) |
| Pierre Would | Marshal Pérignon (uncredited) |
| Paul Dupuis | Neipperg |
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Napoléon |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Italiano, Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Francinex, Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.), Filmsonor, Rizzoli Film |
| Release date | 25 marzo 1955 |
| Production | Clément Duhour |
| Writer | Sacha Guitry |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
| Assistant directors | Sacha Guitry |
| Camera operators | Pierre Montazel |
| Additional photography | Pierre Montazel |
| Music | Jean Françaix |
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| Sound | Jean Françaix |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Austria / Dec 01, 1955 / 12
Germany / Mar 30, 1956 / 12
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