Napoleon

Napoleon

Original Title: Napoléon
Release: 1955 | Community Score: 63%

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

Daniel Gélin

Napoléon Bonaparte
Michèle Morgan

Michèle Morgan

Joséphine de Beauharnais
Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Old Napoléon Bonaparte
Sacha Guitry

Sacha Guitry

Talleyrand
Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
Jeanne Boitel

Jeanne Boitel

Madame de Dino
Gilbert Bokanowski

Gilbert Bokanowski

Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Barras
Gianna Maria Canale

Gianna Maria Canale

Pauline Borghese
Jean Chevrier

Jean Chevrier

General Duroc
Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Eléonore Denuelle
Clément Duhour

Clément Duhour

Marshal Michel Ney
Jacques Dumesnil

Jacques Dumesnil

Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
O.W. Fischer

O.W. Fischer

Karl von Metternich
Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Marshal Jean Lannes
Cosetta Greco

Cosetta Greco

Elisa Baccioli
Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine Lebeau

Emilie Pellapra
Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Count Montholon
Lana Marconi

Lana Marconi

Marie Walewska
Luis Mariano

Luis Mariano

Garat
Armand Mestral

Armand Mestral

Marshal Nicolas Oudinot
Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Lefebvre
Patachou

Patachou

Madame Sans-Gêne
Roger Pigaut

Roger Pigaut

Marquis de Caulaincourt
Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Serge Reggiani

Serge Reggiani

Lucien Bonaparte
Dany Robin

Dany Robin

Désirée Clary
Noël Roquevert

Noël Roquevert

General Cambronne
Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Marie-Louise d'Autriche
Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Ludwig van Beethoven
Maurice Teynac

Maurice Teynac

Count Emmanuel de Las Cases
Henri Vidal

Henri Vidal

Marshal Joachim Murat
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Sir Hudson Lowe
Roland Alexandre

Roland Alexandre

Count of Blanc-Mesnil
Lucien Baroux

Lucien Baroux

Louis XVIII
Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton

An innkeeper
Michèle Cordoue

Michèle Cordoue

Laetitia
Jean Danet

Jean Danet

General Gourgaud
Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Count Joseph Fouché
Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

Bourrienne (uncredited)
Maurice Escande

Maurice Escande

Louis XV (uncredited)
Maria Favella

Maria Favella

Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited)
Gilbert Gil

Gilbert Gil

Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)
Daniel Ivernel

Daniel Ivernel

Cambacérès (uncredited)
Marie Mansart

Marie Mansart

Madame Bertrand (uncredited)
Robert Manuel

Robert Manuel

Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)
Jean Marchat

Jean Marchat

General Bertrand (uncredited)
Nicole Maurey

Nicole Maurey

Madame Tallien (uncredited)
Anne Carrère

Anne Carrère

Madame Hamelin (uncredited)
Dora Doll

Dora Doll

'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited)
Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
Pierre Would

Pierre Would

Marshal Pérignon (uncredited)
Paul Dupuis

Paul Dupuis

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