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Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
Written by | Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud Jean Aurenche Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Jean Delannoy |
Starring | Gina Lollobrigida |
Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
Imperial Venus (French : Vénus impériale, Italian : Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. [1] [2] For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category. [3]
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