Vénus Impérial
1963 Drama / History / Romance   

 

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  Director: Jean Delannoy
Starring: Raymond Pellegrin, Gina Lollobrigida, Micheline Presle, Stephen Boyd, Massimo Girotti

Synopsis
The life of Pauline, the favourite sister of Napoléon Bonaparte, is one of sacrifice and thwarted romance.  Her first engagement was broken by her brother for political reasons.  Then, whilst travelling in Italy, she meets and falls in love with her idéal, Jules de Canouville.  Again, the match is not to Napoléon’s liking and she is coerced into marrying one of his generals, Leclerc...

Credits
  • Director: Jean Delannoy
  • Script: Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud, Jean Aurenche, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Jean Delannoy
  • Photo: Gábor Pogány
  • Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
  • Cast: Raymond Pellegrin (Napoleon Bonaparte), Gina Lollobrigida (Paulette Bonaparte), Micheline Presle (Josephine), Stephen Boyd (Jules de Canouville), Massimo Girotti (Leclerc), Tino Carraro (Canova), Liana Del Balzo (Principessa Borghese), Giulio Bosetti (Camillo Borghese), Andrea Bosic (Del Val), Lilla Brignone (Letizia), Claudio Catania (Gerolamo Bonaparte), Marco Guglielmi (Junot), Evi Maltagliati (Mme Adelaide), Kathy O’Brien (Cameriera), Maria Laura Rocca (Laura de Barral), Nando Tamberlani (Pontefice)
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 140 min
  • Aka: Imperial Venus



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