The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Daniel Gélin
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Michèle Morgan
as Joséphine de Beauharnais
Raymond Pellegrin
as Old Napoléon Bonaparte
Sacha Guitry
as Talleyrand
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Regnault de St-Jean d'Angely
Jeanne Boitel
as Madame de Dino
Gilbert Bokanowski
as Trader / Louis XVI (uncredited)
Pierre Brasseur
as Barras
Gianna Maria Canale
as Pauline Borghese
Jean Chevrier
as General Duroc
Danielle Darrieux
as Eléonore Denuelle
Clément Duhour
as Marshal Michel Ney
