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.[2][3] For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category.[4]
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| Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
| Written by | Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud Jean Aurenche Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Jean Delannoy |
| Starring | Gina Lollobrigida |
| Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
Paolina (Paulette) is the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, she is portrayed as a willful, yet impulsive woman through her marriages and scandals, through the heights and depths of Napoleon's life.
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 as Princess Borghese
- Andrea Bosic as Del Val
- Claudio Catania as Gerolamo Bonaparte
- Attilio Dottesio
