Imperial Venus (film)

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.

Cast

Gina Lollobrigida as Paulette Bonaparte

Stephen Boyd as Jules de Canouville

Raymond Pellegrin as Napoleon Bonaparte

Micheline Presle as Josephine

Gabriele Ferzetti as Freron

Massimo Girotti as Leclerc

Marco Guglielmi as Junot

Lilla Brignone as Letizia

Ernesto Calindri as Cardinal Fesch

Andrea Checchi as Doctor

Giulio Bosetti as Prince Camillo Borghese

Gianni Santuccio as Antonio Canova

Maria Laura Rocca as Laura De Barral

Giustino Durano as Bousque

Liana Del Balzo

Andrea Bosic

Attilio Dottesio