Imperial Venus (1962)
Venere imperiale (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 2h 20min
- Drama, History
- 1972 (USA)
- Movie
This loose biopic relates the adult life of Paolina (Paulette), the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She is portrayed as a willful, yet impulsive woman, through her marriages and scandals, through the heights and depths of Napoleon's life.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Gina Lollobrigida | ... |
Pauline Bonaparte
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| Stephen Boyd | ... |
Jules de Canouville
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| Raymond Pellegrin | ... |
Napoléon Bonaparte
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| Micheline Presle | ... |
Joséphine
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| Gabriele Ferzetti | ... |
Freron
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| Massimo Girotti | ... |
Le général Leclerc
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| Giuseppe Addobbati |
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| Elsa Albani | ... |
Pianista
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| Aldo Berti | ... |
Moribondo a Santo Domingo
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Giulio Bosetti | ... |
Camillo Borghese
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Andrea Bosic | ... |
Del Val
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| Lilla Brignone | ... |
Letizia
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Ernesto Calindri | ... |
Cardinale Fesch
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Tino Carraro | ... |
Canova
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Claudio Catania | ... |
Gerolamo Bonaparte
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| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | ... |
Maestro di ballo
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| Andrea Checchi | ... |
Le docteur
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Liana Del Balzo | ... |
La princesse Borghese
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Giustino Durano | ... |
Le docteur Bousqué
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Tom Felleghy |
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Pino Ferrara |
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Marco Guglielmi | ... |
Junot
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Tina Lattanzi |
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| Curt Lowens |
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Evi Maltagliati | ... |
Madame Adélaïde
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Kathy O'Brien | ... |
Cameriera
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| Umberto Raho | ... |
Kerversau
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Maria Laura Rocca | ... |
Laura de Barral
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Jacques Stany | ... |
Un officier
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| Nando Tamberlani | ... |
Pontefice
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Onofrio Fulli | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean Delannoy | ||
Written by
| Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud | ... | (writer) |
| Jean Aurenche | ... | (writer) |
| Leonardo Benvenuti | ... | (writer) |
| Piero De Bernardi | ... | (writer) |
| Jean Delannoy | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Robert Chabert | ... | producer |
| Guido Giambartolomei | ... | producer |
| Jean Le Duc | ... | producer |
| Alain Poiré | ... | producer |
| Angelo Rizzoli | ... | producer |
| Roger Sallard | ... | producer |
Music by
| Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | ||
Cinematography by
| Gábor Pogány | ||
Editing by
| Otello Colangeli | ||
Costume Design by
| Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni | ||
Makeup Department
| Marija Kordic | ... | makeup artist |
Art Department
| Giorgio Olivetti | ... | poster artist |
| Italo Tomassi | ... | manager of art department (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Italo Cameracanna | ... | foley artist |
Additional Crew
| René Arrieu | ... | voice dubbing: Stephen Boyd (uncredited) |
| Jacques Berlioz | ... | voice dubbing: Nando Tamberlani (uncredited) |
| Gérard Férat | ... | voice dubbing: Andrea Checchi (uncredited) |
| Jean-Louis Jemma | ... | voice dubbing: Giulio Bosetti (uncredited) |
| Jean Michaud | ... | voice dubbing: Gianni Santuccio (uncredited) |
| William Sabatier | ... | voice dubbing: Massimo Girotti (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Cineriz
- France Cinéma Productions
- Polyphony Digital (in association with)
- Royal Film
- Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Distributors
- Gaumont (1963) (France) (theatrical) (as Gaumont Distribution)
- International Coproductions (1972) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Brentwood Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Aberle-media (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Aberle-media (2021) (Germany) (VOD)
- WVG Medien (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Cineriz
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Of the six children in the family, Pauline Bonaparte was the youngest, and was said to be Napoleon's favorite sister. She was married twice and was known for her numerous extramarital affairs, including an affair with the violinist Niccolò Paganini. Upon Napoleon's fall, Pauline liquidated all of her assets and moved to Elba, using that money to better Napoleon's condition. She was the only Bonaparte sibling to visit her brother during his exile on Elba. She stayed married to her Italian Prince Borghese until her death in 1825 at age 44 of pulmonary tuberculosis. Her brother Napoleon preceded her four years in death in 1821 at age 51. See more » |
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