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| Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
| Written by | Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud Jean Aurenche Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Jean Delannoy |
| Starring | Gina Lollobrigida |
| Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
| Edited by | Otello Colangeli |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution (France) Variety Distribution (Italy) |
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| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $2.5 million |
Imperial Venus (French: Vénus impériale, Italian: Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category.
Paolina (Paulette) is 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.
Cast
- Gina Lollobrigida as Paulette Bonaparte
- Stephen Boyd as Jules de Canouville
- Raymond Pellegrin as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Micheline Presle as Josephine
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Freron
- Massimo Girotti as Leclerc
- Marco Guglielmi as Junot
- Lilla Brignone as Letizia
- Ernesto Calindri as Cardinal Fesch
- Andrea Checchi as Doctor
- Giulio Bosetti as Prince Camillo Borghese
- Gianni Santuccio as Antonio Canova
- Maria Laura Rocca as Laura De Barral
- Giustino Durano as Bousque
- Liana Del Balzo as Princess Borghese
- Andrea Bosic as Del Val
- Claudio Catania as Gerolamo Bonaparte
- Attilio Dottesio
References
- "Rome". Variety. 3 May 1961. p. 86.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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