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- BFI identifier43505
- Date1938 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisThe private life of Napoleon and Josephine from their first meeting to their divorce. Napoleon is represented as winning all his victories through love of Josephine. (Synopsis)
- Work historyThe following statement regarding the story appears during the opening credits: 'Faithfully based on the true love story of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine.'
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- Subject
- Credits
- CastRuth Chatterton (Josephine)
Pierre Blanchar (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Frank Cellier (Talleyrand)
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Title
A Royal Divorce (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/CA68-2AD0-D4AE-7178-B44C-JCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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Work - 43505 - 1938 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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