Napoléon II l'Aiglon
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Napoléon II l'Aiglon is a French
drama
film from 1961, directed by Claude Boissol, written by Paul Andréota, starring Bernard Verley and Jean Marais
. The scenario was based on a novel of André Castelot
. The film was known under the title "Il re di Roma, Aquila imperiale" (Italy), "Kaiserliche Hoheit" (West Germany), "O Rei de Roma" (Portugal).
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
film from 1961, directed by Claude Boissol, written by Paul Andréota, starring Bernard Verley and Jean Marais
Jean Marais
-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
. The scenario was based on a novel of André Castelot
André Castelot
André Castelot, born André Storms was a French writer, historian and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot, and the brother of the film actor Jacques Castelot...
. The film was known under the title "Il re di Roma, Aquila imperiale" (Italy), "Kaiserliche Hoheit" (West Germany), "O Rei de Roma" (Portugal).
Cast
- Bernard Verley : Duke of Reichstadt
- Jean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre Cassel was a French actor.-Life and career:Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite , an opera singer, and Georges Crochon, a doctor. Cassel was discovered by Gene Kelly as he tap danced on stage, and later cast in the 1957 film The Happy Road...
: Gustav von Neipperg - René Dary : Dietrichstein
- Danièle Gaubert : Thérèse Pèche
- Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
: General de MontholonCharles Tristan, marquis de MontholonCharles Tristan, marquis de Montholon was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. Serving throughout, he subsequently chose to go into exile on the British governed island of St Helena with the ex-emperor after Napoleon's second abdication.It has been alleged that he poisoned Napoleon.-Early... - Georges Marchal : General Neipperg
- Liliane Patrick : Countess Camerata
- Jean-Marc Thibault : Napoleon INapoleon INapoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
- Paul HubschmidPaul HubschmidPaul Hubschmid was a Swiss actor. He appeared as Henry Higgins in a production of My Fair Lady. In some Hollywood films he used the name Paul Christian...
: Prokesch - Jacques JouanneauJacques JouanneauJacques Jouanneau was a French actor. He was born in Angers, France.- Filmographie :* 1953 : Capitaine Pantoufle : The barman of Goéland* 1954 : Les Intrigantes : The reporter...
: Esterhazy - Marianne KochMarianne KochMarianne Koch is a retired German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in spaghetti westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician....
: Empress Marie-Louise - Josef MeinradJosef MeinradJosef Meinrad was an Austrian actor.Josef Meinrad was born Josef Moučka in Vienna, as the fourth and youngest child of the tramdriver Franz Moučka and his second wife Katharina. For his secondary education, he received a scholarship in a school run by Redemptorists in Katzelsdorf near Wiener...
: Emperor Francis II - Sabine SinjenSabine SinjenSabine Sinjen was a German film actress. She appeared in 54 films between 1957 and 1994.-Selected filmography:* Mädchen in Uniform * A Glass of Water * Napoléon II l'Aiglon...
: Archduchess Sophie - Paul Cambo : Ambassador of France
- Jean-Pascal Duffard : the 7-year-old duke
- François MaistreFrançois MaistreFrançois Maistre is a French actor. He's appeared in nearly 100 films between 1960 and 2003.He was born in Demigny, Saône-et-Loire, France.-Selected filmography:* Les Jeux de l'amour * Paris Belongs to Us...
: Metternich - Yves Bocquillon : the 3-year-old duke
- Jacques Fabbri : Doctor Malfati
- Raymond Gérôme : Apponyi
- Anthony Stuart : Lord Crowley, ambassador of England
- Christian Méry
- Catherine Zago
- René Clermont
- Yvon Sarray
External links
- Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961) at the Films de France