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Imperial Venus

Imperial Venus

Drama, History, Romance

2h 20m

December 22, 1962 (62 years ago)

Overview

The romanticized gallant adventures of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister. First "engaged" to the Conventionnel Fréron, then separated from him by her brother for political reasons, Pauline joined Napoleon in the Italian army, where she fell in love with the comté de Canouville. But the First Consul married her to his friend, General Leclerc, whom she followed on the expedition to Saint-Domingue. Unconcerned about fidelity, she began to love her husband just as he was about to die of yellow fever. Back in France, she was soon consoled by other gallants. Napoleon, now emperor, hastened to marry her off to Prince Borghese, but he was unable to make her love him. She soon returned to Paris to lead the life of a gallant woman, incognito, and again met Canouville, whom the emperor tried in vain to separate from her. But soon the Russian campaign begins, and her lover is killed. All that remains for Pauline, this time disconsolate, is to reconcile with her brother on the road to exile.

ActorAge thenAge now
Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Paulette Bonaparte

Birthday: July 4, 1927

35 January 16, 2023 (95)
Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Jules de Canouville

Birthday: July 4, 1931

31 June 2, 1977 (45)
Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Napoleon Bonaparte

Birthday: January 1, 1925

37 October 14, 2007 (82)
Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Josephine

Birthday: August 22, 1922

40 February 21, 2024 (101)
Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Freron

Birthday: March 17, 1925

37 December 2, 2015 (90)
Giulio Bosetti

Giulio Bosetti

Camillo Borghese

Birthday: December 26, 1930

31 December 24, 2009 (78)
Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Leclerc

Birthday: May 18, 1918

44 January 5, 2003 (84)