''Napoleon II, the Eagle'' (French: ''Napoléon II, l'Aiglon'', in English ''Napoleon II, the eaglet (or young eagle)'') is a 1961

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drama film directed by

Claude Boissol Claude Boissol (1920–2016) was a French film and television director and screenwriter. Rège p.116 He co-created the long-running crime television series ''Commissaire Moulin''. Selected filmography * ''Three Boys, One Girl'' (1948) * ''The ...

and starring Bernard Verley,

Jean Marais Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 f ...

and

Danièle Gaubert Danielle Gaubert (9 August 1943 – 4 November 1987) was a French actress. Born in Nuars, Danielle Gaubert was discovered at 16 years old by Claude Autant-Lara, who chose her for the film ''Les régates de San Francisco'', and soon after appeared ...

. The scenario was written by

Paul Andréota Paul Andréota (11 December 1917 – 14 November 2007) was a French novelist and screenwriter. He was also known under the pen name Paul Vance. Biography Paul Andréota was born in La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime department (when t ...

and based on a novel of

André Castelot André Castelot, born André Storms (23 January 1911, Antwerp – 18 July 2004, Neuilly-sur-Seine), was a French writer and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot (n� ...

. Goble p.74 The film's sets were designed by the

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Wolf Witzemann Wolf Witzemann (1924–1991) was an Austrian art director.Silberman p.243 He designed sets for a number of films and television productions. Selected filmography * ''The Last Bridge'' (1954) * ''The Last Ten Days'' (1955) * ''Mozart'' (1955) * ' ...

Synopsis

The film portrays the life of

Napoleon II , house = Bonaparte , father = Napoleon I, Emperor of the French , mother = Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma , birth_date = , birth_place = Tuileries Palace, Paris, French Empire ...

, considered Emperor of France by Bonapartists, who lived most of his life in Vienna under the title the

Duke of Reichstadt , house = Bonaparte , father = Napoleon I, Emperor of the French , mother = Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma , birth_date = , birth_place = Tuileries Palace, Paris, French Empire ...

Cast

* Bernard Verley as

Duke of Reichstadt , house = Bonaparte , father = Napoleon I, Emperor of the French , mother = Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma , birth_date = , birth_place = Tuileries Palace, Paris, French Empire ...

* Jean-Pierre Cassel as Gustav von Neipperg *

René Dary René Dary (19 July 1905 – 6 October 1974) was a French film actor.Witt & Temple p.150 Dary began his career as a child actor. Selected filmography * ''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (1937) * ''S.O.S. Sahara'' (1938) * '' The Fugitive'' (1947) * '' ...

as Dietrichstein *

as Thérèse Pèche *

as General de Montholon * Georges Marchal as General Neipperg *

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* Jean-Marc Thibault as

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Paul Hubschmid Paul Hubschmid (; 20 July 1917 – 31 December 2001) was a Swiss actor. He was most notable for his role as Henry Higgins in a production of ''My Fair Lady''. In some of his Hollywood films he used the name Paul Christian. He appeared in dozens ...

as Prokesch * Jacques Jouanneau as Esterhazy *

Marianne Koch Marianne Koch (; born 19 August 1931) is a 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. Career Betwee ...

Empress Marie-Louise french: Marie-Louise-Léopoldine-Françoise-Thérèse-Josèphe-Lucie it, Maria Luigia Leopoldina Francesca Teresa Giuseppa Lucia , house = Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor , mother = Maria Theresa of ...

* Josef Meinrad as Emperor Francis II *

Sabine Sinjen Sabine Sinjen (18 August 1942 – 18 May 1995) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1994. Sinjen was married to television director Peter Beauvais from 1963 to 1984. She appeared as one of 28 women ...

as Archduchess Sophie *

Paul Cambo Paul Cambo (1908–1978) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.508 Selected filmography * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) * ''Heroes of the Marne'' (1938) * '' The Gutter'' (1938) * ''The Chess Player'' (1938) * ''Sing Anyway'' (1940) * '' The Village o ...

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 Jacques Fabbri (4 July 1925 – 24 December 1997) was a French actor. He began his acting career in 1949, and acted in about 50 films. Selected filmography * ''Rendezvous in July'' (1949) - Bernard * ''The Girl from Maxim's (1950 film), The ...

as Doctor Malfati *

Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeanne ...

as Apponyi * Anthony Stuart as Lord Crowley, ambassador of England *

René Clermont René Clermont (14 November 1921 – 24 October 1994) was a French stage and film actor as well as a playwright. Theatre Comedian *1933: ''Trois pour 100'' by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Gabriel Signoret, Théâtre Antoine as Barbouin * ...

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

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