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Cast
Curt Goetz
as Lord Arthur Cavershoot
Valerie von Martens
as Lady Josephine Cavershoot
Paul Henckels
as Lord Cunningham
Else von Möllendorff
as Madeleine, genannt Pünktchen
Kirsten Heiberg
as Fifi
Max Gülstorff
as Prof. Meunier
Leopold von Ledebur
as Butler William
Rudolf Schündler
as Rundfunk-Reporter
Eduard von Winterstein
as Mr. Harrison
Walter Gross
as Reiseführer im Autobus
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1938
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes2
DirectorCurt Goetz
WritersCurt Goetz, Karl Peter Gillmann
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsNapoleon Is to Blame for Everything
About Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything
English Lord Arthur Cavershoot is a passionate Napoleon scholar who badly neglects his wife Josephine for his obsession with the French emperor. When the cranky historian travels to a Napoleon conference in Paris, his smart spouse secretly follows him. Unnoticed by her, the city of love threatens to spark a romance between Arthur and a chorus girl.
Directed by Curt Goetz, Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything leans on a strong ensemble — Curt Goetz, Valerie von Martens, Paul Henckels — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1938.
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