Napoleon II, the Eagle (French: Napoléon II, l'Aiglon, in English Napoleon II, the eaglet (or young eagle) is a 1961 French historical drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Bernard Verley, Jean Marais and Danièle Gaubert. The scenario was written by Paul Andréota and based on a novel of André Castelot.[2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann.
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| Directed by | Claude Boissol |
| Written by | Paul Andréota Claude Boissol |
| Based on | Napoleon II, the Eagle by André Castelot |
| Produced by | Georges Glass |
| Starring | Bernard Verley Danièle Gaubert Danièle Gaubert |
| Cinematography | Roger Fellous |
| Edited by | Louis Devaivre |
| Music by | Paul Bonneau Fred Freed |
Production company | Films Matignon |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 2,029,634 admissions (France)[1] |
Synopsis
editThe film portrays the life of Napoleon II, considered Emperor of France by Bonapartists, who lived most of his life in Vienna under the title the Duke of Reichstadt.
Cast
edit- Bernard Verley as Duke of Reichstadt
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Gustav von Neipperg
- René Dary as Dietrichstein
- Danièle Gaubert as Thérèse Pèche
- Jean Marais as General de Montholon
- Georges Marchal as General Neipperg
- Liliane Patrick as Countess Camerata
- Jean-Marc Thibault as Napoleon I
- Paul Hubschmid as Prokesch
- Jacques Jouanneau as Esterhazy
- Marianne Koch as Empress Marie-Louise
- Josef Meinrad as Emperor Francis II
- Sabine Sinjen as Archduchess Sophie
- Paul Cambo as Ambassador of France
- Jean-Pascal Duffard as the 7-year-old duke
- François Maistre as Metternich
- Yves Bocquillon as the 3-year-old duke
- Jacques Fabbri as Doctor Malfati
- Raymond Gérôme as Apponyi
- Anthony Stuart as Lord Crowley, ambassador of England
- René Clermont
References
edit- ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
- ^ Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961) at the Films de France
- ^ Goble p.74
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
edit- Napoleon II, the Eagle at IMDb
- Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961) at the Films de France
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