Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961)
Directed by Claude Boissol

Drama / History

Film Synopsis

The Duke of Reichstadt, the only son of the Emperor Napoleon, receives a warm welcome from his maternal grandfather, the Emperor Francis II of Austria.  His mother, Marie-Louise, Duchess of Parma, consoles herself with her husband's exile by taking a lover, the Count von Neipperg, with whom she has two children.  Whilst his entourage try to encourage him to forget his illustrious father, the young Duke of Reichstadt continues to nurture ardent feelings for him.  He knows that one day he will be a worthy successor, known to posterity as Napoleon II...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Boissol
  • Script: Paul Andréota, Claude Boissol, André Castelot (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Roger Fellous
  • Music: Paul Bonneau, Fred Freed
  • Cast: Bernard Verley (Napoleon II, Herzog von Reichstadt), Danièle Gaubert (Thérèse Pêche), Jean Marais (General de Montholon), François Maistre (Fürst Metternich), Marianne Koch (Kaiserin Marie Louise), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Gustav von Neipperg), Georges Marchal (Le général Gustav von Neipperg), Jean-Marc Thibault (Napoléon), Liliane Patrick (La Camerata), René Dary (Erzieher des Herzogs), Jacques Jouanneau (Esterhazy), Paul Hubschmid (Prokesch), Josef Meinrad (Kaiser Franz I von Österreich), Anthony Stuart (L'ambassadeur de Great Britain), Paul Cambo (L'ambassadeur de France), Sabine Sinjen (Erzherzogin Sophie), Raymond Gérôme (Apponyi), Pascal Duffard (Herzog von Reichstadt als Kind), Yves Bouquillion, René Clermont
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 101 min

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