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Imperial Venus (French: Vénus impériale, Italian: Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category.
Original Release
12/22/1962
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gina Lollobrigida | Paulette Bonaparte |
| Stephen Boyd | Jules de Canouville |
| Raymond Pellegrin | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Micheline Presle | Josephine |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | Freron |
| Massimo Girotti | Leclerc |
| Giuseppe Addobbati | |
| Elsa Albani | Pianista |
| Aldo Berti | Moribondo a Santo Domingo |
| Giulio Bosetti | Camillo Borghese |
Directors
Writers
Jean Delannoy, Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud, Jean Aurenche, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gina Lollobrigida | Paulette Bonaparte |
| Stephen Boyd | Jules de Canouville |
| Raymond Pellegrin | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Micheline Presle | Josephine |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | Freron |
| Massimo Girotti | Leclerc |
| Giuseppe Addobbati | |
| Elsa Albani | Pianista |
| Aldo Berti | Moribondo a Santo Domingo |
| Giulio Bosetti | Camillo Borghese |
| Andréa Bosic | Del Val |
| Lilla Brignone | Letizia |
| Ernesto Calindri | Cardinale Fesch |
| Tino Carraro | Canova |
| Claudio Catania | Gerolamo Bonaparte |
| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | Maestro di ballo |
| Andrea Checchi | Doctor |
| Liana Del Balzo | Principessa Borghese |
| Giustino Durano | Bousque |
| Tom Felleghy |
