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Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon.
Napoleon is played by two actors, Daniel Gélin as a young man and Raymond Pellegrin in later life; the switch takes place during a scene at a barber. Director/actor Guitry played the role of Talleyrand, controversial diplomat and first Prime Minister of France, narrating the story from a drawing room as if having just heard of Napoleon's death on the island of Saint Helena in 1821. Guitry had played Talleyrand before, in 1948's Le Diable boiteux. Yves Montand appears as Marshal Lefebvre and Maria Schell as Marie-Louise of Austria. The film also has cameo appearances by a number of notable actors, particularly Erich von Stroheim as Ludwig van Beethoven, and Orson Welles as Napoleon's British jailor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
The English version is a contemporary dub made as part of the original production, but does not run as long as the French version.
Original Release
03/25/1955
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Aumont | Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely / Régnault de Saint-Jean d'Angély |
Jeanne Boitel | Madame de Dino |
Pierre Brasseur | Barras / Le vicomte Paul de Barras |
Gianna Maria Canale | Pauline Borghese |
Pauline Carton | Une aubergiste / An innkeeper |
Jean Chevrier | Le général Duroc / General Duroc |
Danielle Darrieux | Eléonore Denuelle |
Clément Duhour | Le maréchal Michel Ney / Marshal Michel Ney |
Jacques Dumesnil | Le maréchal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte / Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte |
O.W. Fischer | Le prince Karl von Metternich / Karl von Metternich |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Aumont | Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely / Régnault de Saint-Jean d'Angély |
Jeanne Boitel | Madame de Dino |
Pierre Brasseur | Barras / Le vicomte Paul de Barras |
Gianna Maria Canale | Pauline Borghese |
Pauline Carton | Une aubergiste / An innkeeper |
Jean Chevrier | Le général Duroc / General Duroc |
Danielle Darrieux | Eléonore Denuelle |
Clément Duhour | Le maréchal Michel Ney / Marshal Michel Ney |
Jacques Dumesnil | Le maréchal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte / Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte |
O.W. Fischer | Le prince Karl von Metternich / Karl von Metternich |
Jean Gabin | Le maréchal Jean Lannes / Marshal Jean Lannes |
Daniel Gelin | Napoléon Bonaparte - jeune / Napoléon Bonaparte |
Cosetta Greco | Elisa Baccioli |
Sacha Guitry | Talleyrand / Le prince Charles de Talleyrand |
Madeleine Lebeau | Emilie Pellapra |
Jean Marais | Le comte de Montholon / Count Montholon |
Lana Marconi | Marie Walewska |
Luis Mariano | Le chanteur Garat / Garat |
Armand Mestral | Le maréchal Nicolas Oudinot / Marshal Nicolas Oudinot |
Michèle Morgan | Joséphine de Beauharnais |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Clément Duhour | Producer |
Angelo Rizzoli | Producer |