This is a region-free DVD+R without case or artwork.

In French with English subtitles.

Note: This film was originally released in a severely edited version that ran about 90 minutes. This is the complete version, with a running time of about 3 hours on 2 DVD's.

Showing no signs of slowing down in his 70th year, Sacha Guitry served as director and writer of the lavish historical epic Napoléon, and also costarred as Talleyrand. The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo. The film features many of the French film stars of the day, including Jean-Pierre Aumont, Pierre Brasseur, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Gabin, Daniel Gélin, Jean Marais, Michèle Morgan, Yves Montand, Henri Vidal and many others; also appearing are Orson Welles and Erich von Stroheim.