Napoleon (1955)
Note: print runs 119 min against a 182 min film minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
Directed by Sacha Guitry
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.
Synopsis from the Internet Archive item. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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