Napoleon (1955)

Napoleon

Original title: NapolĂŠon
Movie1955• 3h 10m
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⭐ 6.0 / 10(705)

NapolĂŠon Bonaparte's life, loves and exceptional destiny from 1769 to 1821, as seen through the eyes of Talleyrand, the cynical and ironic politician who once was the Emperor of France's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Runtime
3h 10m
Released
1955
Country
France, Italy

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Release year: 1955

Storyline

NapolĂŠon Bonaparte's life, loves and exceptional destiny from 1769 to 1821, as seen through the eyes of Talleyrand, the cynical and ironic politician who once was the Emperor of France's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Did you know

• Several battalions of Senegalese and Annamite soldiers were mobilized for the battle scenes.

• International marketing emphasized the star power of Erich von Stroheim and Orson Welles, even though their roles are limited to cameos.

• Erich von Stroheim: as Ludwig van Beethoven in the Imperial Court of Austria.

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

The name says it all... Sacha Guitry.

👍 26 · 7/5/2006
⭐ 7/10

Not tonight, Josephine.

👍 5 · 5/13/2023
⭐ /10

Guitry's best color film?

👍 19 · 6/23/2008

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Color
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