La Route Napoléon (1953)
Directed by Jean Delannoy
Comedy
aka: Napoleon Road
Film Synopsis
Publicist Edouard Martel sees an easy way to make money from gullible tourists. He intends to arrange a series of sightseeing tours along the route that the Emperor Napoleon took on his return from the Island of Elba. When he is prevented from exploiting the only authentic site on the route by some unhappy locals, he has no choice but to come up with a few plausible alternatives....© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Jean Delannoy
- Script: Antoine Blondin, Jean Delannoy, Roland Laudenbach
- Cinematographer: Léonce-Henri Burel
- Music: Paul Misraki
- Cast: Pierre Fresnay (Édouard Martel), Henri Vilbert (Blaise), Claude Laydu (Pierre Marchand), René Génin (Le curé), Mireille Ozy (Stella), Raphaël Patorni (Bonvent), Fernand Sardou (Le maire de Bourg-sur-Bléone), Henri Arius (Le boucher), Nicolas Amato (Figuières), Bréols (Un héritier), Maurice Bénard (Le ministre), Pierrette Caillol (La femme dudocteur), Lucien Callamand (Le garde-champêtre), René-Jean Chauffard (Un employé), Germaine de France (Mme Martel), Paul Demange (Un employé), Fransined (Le pharmacien), Eugène Frouhins (Un employé), Jim Gérald (Un membre du comité d'administration), Jean Landier (Emery)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: Napoleon Road
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