A Royal Divorce (1938)

9.0/10 85 min Drama History

Overview

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

Cast

Ruth Chatterton

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Pierre Blanchar

Napoléon Bonaparte

Frank Cellier

Talleyrand

Carol Goodner

Madame Tallien

Auriol Lee

La mère de Napoléon

George Curzon

Barras

David Farrar

Louis Bonaparte

Laurence Hanray

Klemens von Metternich

John Laurie

Joseph Bonaparte

Jack Hawkins

Capitaine Charles

Allan Jeayes

Marat

Romilly Lunge

Junot

Julian Somers

Lucien Bonaparte (uncredited)

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