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Napoleon II, the Eagle

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Napoleon II, the Eagle
Directed byClaude Boissol
Written byPaul Andréota
Claude Boissol
Based onNapoleon II, the Eagle by André Castelot
Produced byGeorges Glass
StarringBernard Verley
Danièle Gaubert
Danièle Gaubert
CinematographyRoger Fellous
Edited byLouis Devaivre
Music byPaul Bonneau
Fred Freed
Production
company
Films Matignon
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 1 November 1961 (1961-11-01)
Running time
125 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageFrench
Box office2,029,634 admissions (France)[1]

Napoleon II, the Eagle (French: Napoléon II, l'Aiglon, in English Napoleon II, the eaglet (or young eagle) is a 1961 French historical drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Bernard Verley, Jean Marais and Danièle Gaubert. The scenario was written by Paul Andréota and based on a novel of André Castelot.[2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann.

Synopsis

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The film portrays the life of Napoleon II, considered Emperor of France by Bonapartists, who lived most of his life in Vienna under the title the Duke of Reichstadt.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
  2. ^ Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961) at the Films de France
  3. ^ Goble p.74

Bibliography

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