Watch A Royal Divorce (1938) Official Trailer
9 / 10 IMDb September 21, 1938 1h 25m
The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.
Director
Runtime
1h 25m
Release Date
September 21, 1938
Genre
Drama, History
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Ruth Chatterton
as Joséphine de Beauharnais
Pierre Blanchar
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Frank Cellier
as Talleyrand
Carol Goodner
as Madame Tallien
Auriol Lee
as La mère de Napoléon
George Curzon
as Barras
David Farrar
as Louis Bonaparte
Laurence Hanray
as Klemens von Metternich
John Laurie
as Joseph Bonaparte
Jack Hawkins
as Capitaine Charles
Allan Jeayes
as Marat
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Rosalyn Boulter
as Hortense
Romilly Lunge
as Junot
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Hubert Harben
as DeTracy
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Sonia Carol
as Eliza (uncredited)
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Ivy Shannon
as Caroline (uncredited)
Julian Somers
as Lucien Bonaparte (uncredited)
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Tamara d'Etter
as Pauline (uncredited)
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Maureen Glynne
as Hortense as a child (uncredited)
Production Companies
Herbert Wilcox Productions
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