Napoleon (1955)

Napoleon (1955)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1955-03-25 France, Italy 190 Min. PG-13
6.6 19 votes
Drama, History, War

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

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