Napoleon
Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon I of France. Yves Montand appears as Marshal Lefebvre and Maria Schell as Marie-Louise of Austria. The film also has cameo appearances by a number of notable actors, particularly Erich von Stroheim as Ludwig van Beethoven, and Orson Welles as Napoleon's British jailor, Sir Hudson Lowe. The English version is a contemporary dub made as part of the original production, but does not run as long as the French version.
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"A typical Guitry-Duhour production. It's unfortunate that it can only be found in English on the Internet. Anyway, half a loaf is still better than..."
"This appears to be a very accurate presentation of the life of Napoleon, but told from a slightly bemused perspective, recognizing that like him or no..."
"...the best of all "Napoleon" historic movies I have seen. Actually, my favorite. The sequence, chain of events and general cinema technique followed..."
"Documentary about the rise and fall of one of the greatest military geniuses of modern times from his Corsican childhood to final exile in St. Helena...."
"I don’t really recall if the history is accurate from my own schooling but it is an interesting movie. I found myself trying to fit Thakary’s Vanity F..."
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