Napoleon

March. 25,1955      NR
Rating:
6.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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