Napoléon 1955

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.

Cast:

Orson Welles
Sir Hudson Lowe 

Louis de Funès
Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited) 

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely 

Erich von Stroheim
Ludwig van Beethoven 

Daniel Gélin
Napoléon Bonaparte 

Michèle Morgan
Joséphine de Beauharnais