Napoleon II, the Eaglet (French: Napoléon II, l'Aiglon) is a 1961 French historical drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Bernard Verley, Jean Marais and Danièle Gaubert. The scenario was written by Paul Andréota and based on a novel of André Castelot.Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961) at the Films de FranceGoble p.74 The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann.
Synopsis The film portrays the life of Napoleon II, considered Emperor of France by Bonapartists, who lived most of his life in Vienna under the title the Duke of Reichstadt.
Cast Bernard Verley as Duke of Reichstadt Jean-Pierre Cassel as Gustav von Neipperg René Dary as Dietrichstein Danièle Gaubert as Thérèse Pèche Jean Marais as General de Montholon Georges Marchal as General Neipperg Liliane Patrick as Countess Camerata Jean-Marc Thibault as Napoleon I Paul Hubschmid as Prokesch Jacques Jouanneau as Esterhazy Marianne Koch as Empress Marie-Louise Josef Meinrad as Emperor Francis II Sabine Sinjen as Archduchess Sophie Paul Cambo as Ambassador of France Jean-Pascal Duffard as the 7-year-old duke François Maistre as Metternich Yves Bocquillon as the 3-year-old duke Jacques Fabbri as Doctor Malfati Raymond Gérôme as Apponyi Anthony Stuart as Lord Crowley, ambassador of England René Clermont
References
Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961) at the Films de France