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.
Napoleon Road | |
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Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
Written by | Antoine Blondin Jean Delannoy Roland Laudenbach |
Produced by | Joseph Bercholz Edouard Gide |
Starring | Pierre Fresnay Henri Vilbert Claude Laydu |
Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
Edited by | James Cuenet |
Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | Les Films Gibé |
Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Release date | 14 October 1953 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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.