A reconstruction of Napoleon Bonaparte's years after Waterloo, from his exile to St. Helena until his death under mysterious circumstances: between hopes of escape and illness, the former emperor dictates his memoirs. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, the film is based on a story by Roberto Mazzucco, with a screenplay by Cottafavi and Giovanni Bormioli.
Cast
Arnoldo Foà
Narratore
Renzo Palmer
Napoleone Bonaparte
Walter Maestosi
Gran Maresciallo Bertrand
Mila Vannucci
Fanny Bertrand
Umberto Ceriani
Generale Montholon
Giuliana Calandra
Albine de Montholon
Giacomo Piperno
Generale Gourdaud
Luciano Melani
Generale Lallemand
Fernando Caiati
Generale Savary
Giulio Girola
Conte Las Cases
Silvio Anselmo
Marchand
Varo Soleri
Saint Denis
Claudio De Davide
Capitano Besson
Marcello Tusco
Giuseppe Bonaparte
Tonino Accolla
Luciano Bonaparte
Corrado Gaipa
Lord Liverpool
Ruggero De Daninos
Lord Eldon
Renzo Giovampietro
Lord Castlereagh
Ezio Marano
Capitano Maitland
Fiore Di Rienzo
Un capitano francese
Virginio Gazzolo
Ammiraglio Cockburn
Carlo Simoni
Dottor O'Meara
Paolo Rovesi
Cipriani
Luigi Sportelli
Santini
Guido De Salvi
Capitano Poppleton
Giuseppe Fortis
Montchenu
Leonardo Severini
Balmain
Sergio Rossi
Sir Hudson Lowe
Carlo Alighiero
Ammiraglio Malcom
Diego Ghiglia
Capitano Golovnin
Bruno Marinelli
Sottufficiale inglese
Ignazio Pandolfo
Sottufficiale russo
Luigi Casellato
Fouché
Gualtiero Isnenghi
Don Vignali
Berto Gavioli
Dottor Antonmarchi
Aldo Barberito
Dottor Arnott
Crew
Primo Lommi
Additional Construction
Marco Iannucci
Sound Technical Supervisor
Vittorio Cottafavi
Director, Screenplay
Giovanni Bormioli
Screenplay
Roberto Mazzucco
Story
Giancarlo Cersosimo
Editor
Massimo Sallusti
Director of Photography
Rosalba Costantini
Assistant Director
Gianni Di Stolfo
Production Coordinator
Piero Bartocci
Production Assistant
Rita Vicario
Production Assistant
Enzo Grandinetti
Camera Operator
Evasio Giordani
Camera Operator
Roberto Damilano
Camera Operator
Sandro Forconi
Camera Operator
Bruno Perinelli
First Assistant Camera
Bruno De Angelis
Costume Consultant
Cesare Geraci
Mixing Engineer
David Altschuller
Lighting Director
Lucia De Laurentiis
Music Supervisor
Giorgio Pantaleone
Set Decoration
Sergio Palmieri
Set Decoration
Andretta Ferrero
Additional Set Dresser
Bruno D'Agostini
Story Consultant
Carlo Zaghi
Story Consultant
Cesare Bonamico
Technical Supervisor
Veniero Colasanti
Dresser
Irma Clementel
Delegated Producer
Rosina Balestrazzi Giudici
Researcher