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Madame Sans-Gêne (1962)
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13 February 1963 (USA)
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Catherine, an out-spoken Parisian laundress follows Napoleon's army to the battlefront to be near her Sergeant Lefevre...
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Sophia Loren is no match for Arletty.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sophia Loren | ... | Catherine Hubscher, dite "Madame Sans-Gêne" |
 | Robert Hossein | ... | François-Joseph Lefebvre |
| Renaud Mary | ... | Fouché |
| Léa Gray | ||
| Gianrico Tedeschi | ... | Roquet |
| Marina Berti | ... | Elisa Bonaparte |
| Enrique Ávila | ... | Fricasse |
| Carlo Giuffrè | ... | Jérôme |
| Fernando Sancho | ... | Pommier |
| Bruno Carotenuto | ||
| Gabriella Pallotta | ... | Héloïse |
| Célina Cély | ... | Ziguette |
| Analía Gadé | ... | Caroline Bonaparte (as Annalia Gadé) |
| Ida Galli | ||
| Silvia Solar | ... | Margot |
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98 min | USA:104 min (English dubbed version) | Italy:118 min (DVD edition)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Continuity: When the French revolutionary soldiers march against the Austrian camp, before Lefebvre sabotages the Austrian artillery, a large column of black smoke could be seen already, in the far distance.
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Referenced in Paris champagne (1962)
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Catherine Lefebvre,Duchesse de Danzig ,was a pure Parisian:so casting Sophia Loren and her Italian accent is beyond me.Particularly if you have seen Roger Richebé's version (1941) starring Arletty.Arletty shone in this part which was tailor made for her:she was hilariously funny,which Loren is not.When compared to the actresses who played the part on stage (Jacqueline Maillan,Sophie Desmarets) Loren's performance is lackluster.The same goes for Robert Hossein,an excellent thespian ,but who is ill-at-ease in a comedy .
Only the second part is an adaptation of the Sardou/Moreau play.The first one is filmed on location and deals with Napoleon's wars ,but as historian Jean Tulard writes,everything rings bad.This second part,which takes place in the court of the Emperor ,is supposed to be funny:I dare you to laugh once.The subplot (which involved Napoleon,Marie-Louise and Neipperg) was ruled out to make room for the ridiculous scenes with the Prussians.
It's a long way from "Fanfan la Tulipe" ,Christian-Jaque's and Henri Jeanson's fans! The story was actually watered-down in the play:the historic Marechale was a crude vulgar woman whose manners beggared belief.