Napoleon
movie
Released March 25, 1955
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.
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