Summary
Publicist Edouard Martel sees an easy way to make money from gullible
tourists. He intends to arrange a series of sightseeing tours
along the route that the Emperor Napoleon took on his return from the
Island of Elba. When he is prevented from exploiting the only
authentic site on the route by some unhappy locals, he has no choice
but to come up with a few plausible alternatives....
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Credits
- Director: Jean Delannoy
- Script: Antoine Blondin, Jean Delannoy, Roland Laudenbach
- Photo: Léonce-Henri Burel
- Music: Paul Misraki
- Cast: Pierre Fresnay (Edouard Martel), René Génin (Le curé), Claude Laydu (Pierre Marchand), Yvette Lucas, Marie Albe, Mireille Ozy (Stella), Denise Precheur, Annie Roudier, Hélène Tossy, Henri Vilbert (Blaise)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min; B&W
- Aka: Napoleon Road
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