Napoleon Road Explained

Napoleon Road
Director:Jean Delannoy
Producer:Joseph Bercholz
Edouard Gide
Starring:Pierre Fresnay
Henri Vilbert
Claude Laydu
Music:Paul Misraki
Cinematography:Léonce-Henri Burel
Editing:James Cuenet
Studio:Les Films Gibé
Distributor:Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

Napoleon Road (French: La route Napoléon) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Henri Vilbert and Claude Laydu.[1] It was partly shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.

Synopsis

A chancer organises a series of package tours along a route said to have been taken by Napoleon in 1815 when in fact the Emperor never set foot there. The local inhabitants back up his story as they hope to cash in on the tourist boom.

Cast

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090526063600/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/334620 BFI.org