28 Jun 1928
Madame Récamier
The film displays Madame Récamier 's conflict with Napoleon. Twice she was pressed to become one of the Empress's ladies. In revenge for her refusal Napoleon declined to save her husband from ruin.
Napoleon
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.
Top Billed Cast
Daniel Gélin Napoléon Bonaparte
Michèle Morgan Joséphine de Beauharnais
Raymond Pellegrin Old Napoléon Bonaparte
Jean-Pierre Aumont Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
Jeanne Boitel Madame de Dino
Gilbert Bokanowski Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
Pierre Brasseur Barras
Gianna Maria Canale Pauline Borghese
Jean Chevrier General Duroc
Danielle Darrieux Eléonore Denuelle
Clément Duhour Marshal Michel Ney
Jacques Dumesnil Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
O.W. Fischer Karl von Metternich
Jean Gabin Marshal Jean Lannes
Cosetta Greco Elisa Baccioli
Madeleine Lebeau Emilie Pellapra
Jean Marais Count Montholon
Lana Marconi Marie Walewska
Luis Mariano Garat
Armand Mestral Marshal Nicolas Oudinot
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