π Overview:
The romanticized gallant adventures of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister. First "engaged" to the Conventionnel FrΓ©ron, then separated from him by her brother for political reasons, Pauline joined Napoleon in the Italian army, where she fell in love with the comtΓ© de Canouville. But the First Consul married her to his friend, General Leclerc, whom she followed on the expedition to Saint-Domingue. Unconcerned about fidelity, she began to love her husband just as he was about to die of yellow fever. Back in France, she was soon consoled by other gallants. Napoleon, now emperor, hastened to marry her off to Prince Borghese, but he was unable to make her love him. She soon returned to Paris to lead the life of a gallant woman, incognito, and again met Canouville, whom the emperor tried in vain to separate from her. But soon the Russian campaign begins, and her lover is killed. All that remains for Pauline, this time disconsolate, is to reconcile with her brother on the road to exile.
π Languages Available:
French
,
German
,
Latin
π Date Released:
1962-12-22
β Running Time:
140 mins
β Vote Average:
3.7
Beloved Cast
Paulette Bonaparte
Gina Lollobrigida
Jules de Canouville
Stephen Boyd
Napoleon Bonaparte
Raymond Pellegrin
Josephine
Micheline Presle
Freron
Gabriele Ferzetti
Camillo Borghese
Giulio Bosetti
Leclerc
Massimo Girotti
