From 1769 to 1821, Napoléon Bonaparte's life, loves and exceptional destiny but as seen through the eyes of Talleyrand, the cynic and ironic politician, who once was the Emperor of France's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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| Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... | Régnault de Saint-Jean d'Angély | |
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Jeanne Boitel | ... | Madame de Dino |
| Pierre Brasseur | ... | Le vicomte Paul de Barras | |
| Gianna Maria Canale | ... | Pauline Borghese | |
| Pauline Carton | ... | Une aubergiste | |
| Jean Chevrier | ... | Le général Duroc | |
| Danielle Darrieux | ... | Eléonore Denuelle | |
| Clément Duhour | ... | Le maréchal Michel Ney | |
| Jacques Dumesnil | ... | Le maréchal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte | |
| O.W. Fischer | ... | Le prince Karl von Metternich | |
| Jean Gabin | ... | Le maréchal Jean Lannes | |
| Daniel Gélin | ... | Napoléon Bonaparte - jeune | |
| Cosetta Greco | ... | Elisa Baccioli | |
| Sacha Guitry | ... | Le prince Charles de Talleyrand | |
| Madeleine Lebeau | ... | Emilie Pellapra | |
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Another cameo for Orson Welles as Hudson Lowe in this all star production of episodic glances at Napoleon's life, performed by Daniel Gelin as the young and Raymond Pellegrin as the old. Written by Adalberto Fornario
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25 March 1955 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Music by Jean-Paul Martini
Lyrics from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
Sung by Luis Mariano
(1760)
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French visa # 15725 delivered on 24-3-1955. See more »Goofs
The narration by the character of Talleyrand is purportedly spoken in 1821-1822, shortly after Napoléon Bonaparte's death. However, in the last scene Talleyrand describes Napoleon's reburial which happened in 1840, even though Talleyrand himself died in 1838. See more »Soundtracks
Plaisir d'amourMusic by Jean-Paul Martini
Lyrics from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
Sung by Luis Mariano
(1760)
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"You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." Sacha Guitry
Guitry would have been very amused by some the comments posted here. It never was his intent to do an historically accurate movie. Anyone slightly familiar with his filmography knows the subtle derision he infused in all his storytelling. I found that movie very entertaining but I know, as some of my fellow commentators should too, that for factual accuracy one must look elsewhere. I too recommend his rendition of the highs and lows of the French monarchy in " Si Versailles m'était conté ".