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Napoleon

1955 · 190 min

A stately, talky historical pageant that immerses you in grand locations and a sweeping life, but demands patience.

Overview
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.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • war
  • politics
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history, war
Directed by
Sacha Guitry
Written by
Sacha Guitry
Starring
Daniel Gélin, Michèle Morgan, Raymond Pellegrin, Sacha Guitry, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jeanne Boitel, Gilbert Bokanowski, Pierre Brasseur
Music
Jean Françaix
Cinematography
Pierre Montazel
Runtime
190 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
German, Italian, French

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