Film Synopsis
Paris, August 1792. In the midst of the French Revolution, Catherine Hubscher is busily occupied as a washerwoman. One of her patrons is an unknown lieutenant named Napoleon Bonaparte, whom she befriends in spite of his reluctance to pay his bills. One of Bonaparte's men, Sergeant Francis Lefebvre, makes an immediate impression on Catherine and within no time the couple are married. Unwilling to be separated from her husband, Catherine follows him on his many military campaigns, working as a camp cook. Once Bonaparte has become Emperor of France, Lefebvre is honoured with the title of Duke of Danzig. Catherine's behaviour at court, particularly her outspoken language, creates something of a stir...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Christian-Jaque
- Script: Christian-Jaque, Ennio De Concini, José Luis Dibildos, Jean Ferry, Rafael García Serrano, Henri Jeanson, Franco Solinas, Émile Moreau (play), Victorien Sardou (play)
- Cinematographer: Roberto Gerardi
- Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
- Cast: Sophia Loren (Catherine Hubscher), Robert Hossein (Le sergent François-Joseph Lefebvre), Renaud Mary (Fouché), Gianrico Tedeschi (Roquet), Marina Berti (Elisa Bonaparte), Enrique Ávila (Le sergent Fricasse), Carlo Giuffrè (Jérôme Bonaparte), Fernando Sancho (Pommier), Bruno Carotenuto (Blanchet - un garde), Gabriella Pallotta (Héloïse), Célina Cély (Anna dite Ziguette), Analía Gadé (Caroline Bonaparte), Silvia Solar (Margot), Laura Valenzuela (Pauline Bonaparte), Julien Bertheau (Napoléon Bonaparte), Tomás Blanco (Le maréchal Augereau), Robert Dalban (Le maître à danser), Renato Terra (Un sans-culotte), Léa Gray, Ida Galli
- Country: Italy / France / Spain
- Language: Italian / French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 98 min
- Aka: Madame
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