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.


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Daniel Gélin
Napoléon Bonaparte

Michèle Morgan
Joséphine de Beauharnais

Raymond Pellegrin
Old Napoléon Bonaparte

Sacha Guitry
Talleyrand

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