Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman (1920)
- Original title
- Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin
- Directed by
- Adolf Gärtner
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Weimar Republic, Germany
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A washerwoman gets tangled up with a famous military leader in a humorous mix-up. The story plays out during the Napoleonic era with slapstick and mistaken identities.
lightheartedplayfulfarce-likezanyhistoricalbriskromantic
What happens
Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman (German: Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin) is a 1920 German silent historical comedy film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Rudolf Lettinger and Georg John. It is based on the 1893 play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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