Napoléon (1955)
- Directed by
- Sacha Guitry
- Genre
- biographical film, epic film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 3h 02m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A narrator tells the story of Napoleon's life from his youth to his final years. The film uses a large cast to depict key events and figures from his career.
retrospectiveepicslow-pacedhistoricalreflectivestatelydramaticconversational
What happens
Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film written and directed by Sacha Guitry, which depicts major events in the life of Napoleon (Daniel Gélin as a young man, Raymond Pellegrin in later life; the switch takes place during a scene at a barber). Guitry played the role of Talleyrand, controversial diplomat and first Prime Minister of France, narrating from a drawing room as if having just heard of Napoleon's death on the island of Saint Helena in 1821. The cast also features Yves Montand as Marshal Lefebvre, Maria Schell as Marie-Louise of Austria, Erich von Stroheim as Ludwig van Beethoven, and Orson Welles as Napoleon's British jailor, Sir Hudson Lowe. The English dub was made as part of the original production, but is significantly shorter than the French version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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