Napoleon

Sacha Guitry
1955-03-25


6.3
190 min

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

Name Character Team
Daniel Gélin Napoléon Bonaparte Unowned
Michèle Morgan Joséphine de Beauharnais Unowned
Raymond Pellegrin Old Napoléon Bonaparte Unowned
Sacha Guitry Talleyrand Unowned
Jean-Pierre Aumont Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely Unowned
Jeanne Boitel Madame de Dino Unowned
Gilbert Bokanowski Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited) Unowned
Pierre Brasseur Barras Unowned
Gianna Maria Canale Pauline Borghese Unowned
Jean Chevrier General Duroc Unowned
Danielle Darrieux Eléonore Denuelle Unowned
Clément Duhour Marshal Michel Ney Unowned
Jacques Dumesnil Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte Unowned
O.W. Fischer Karl von Metternich Unowned
Jean Gabin Marshal Jean Lannes Unowned
Cosetta Greco Elisa Baccioli Unowned
Madeleine Lebeau Emilie Pellapra Unowned
Jean Marais Count Montholon Unowned
Lana Marconi Marie Walewska Unowned
Luis Mariano Garat Unowned
Armand Mestral Marshal Nicolas Oudinot Unowned
Yves Montand Lefebvre Unowned
Patachou Madame Sans-Gêne Unowned
Roger Pigaut Marquis de Caulaincourt Unowned
Micheline Presle Queen Hortense de Beauharnais Unowned
Serge Reggiani Lucien Bonaparte Unowned
Dany Robin Désirée Clary Unowned
Noël Roquevert General Cambronne Unowned
Maria Schell Marie-Louise d'Autriche Unowned
Erich von Stroheim Ludwig van Beethoven Unowned
Maurice Teynac Count Emmanuel de Las Cases Unowned
Henri Vidal Marshal Joachim Murat Unowned
Orson Welles Sir Hudson Lowe Unowned
Roland Alexandre Count of Blanc-Mesnil Unowned
Lucien Baroux Louis XVIII Unowned
Pauline Carton An innkeeper Unowned
Michèle Cordoue Laetitia Unowned
Jean Danet General Gourgaud Unowned
Jean Debucourt Count Joseph Fouché Unowned
Bernard Dhéran Bourrienne (uncredited) Unowned
Maurice Escande Louis XV (uncredited) Unowned
Maria Favella Madame Laetitia, Napoleon's mother (uncredited) Unowned
Gilbert Gil Louis Bonaparte (uncredited) Unowned
Daniel Ivernel Cambacérès (uncredited) Unowned
Marie Mansart Madame Bertrand (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Manuel Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited) Unowned
Jean Marchat General Bertrand (uncredited) Unowned
Nicole Maurey Madame Tallien (uncredited) Unowned
Anne Carrère Madame Hamelin (uncredited) Unowned
Dora Doll 'Une Merveilleuse' (uncredited) Unowned
Louis de Funès Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited) Unowned
Pierre Would Marshal Pérignon (uncredited) Unowned
Paul Dupuis Neipperg Unowned