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Cast
Danièle Lebrun
as Joséphine de Beauharnais
Daniel Mesguich
as Napoléon
Jean-Luc Moreau
as Tallien
Jacques Destoop
as Barras
Antoine Bourseiller
as Fouché
Véronique Delbourg
as Hortense de Beauharnais
Madeleine Ozeray
as Mme de Kreny
Christine Kaufmann
as Mme Hosten-Lamothe
Jean Martinelli
as le marquis de Beauharnais
Mony Dalmès
as Mme de Renaudin
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1979
Runtime1 Season
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes4
DirectorRobert Mazoyer
WritersRobert Mazoyer
TypeWeb Series
Rating4.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsJoséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions
About Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions
1793. The Reign of Terror has descended upon Paris. Carts roll toward the guillotine. In the corridors of the Convention, an elegant woman requests an audience. Her face distraught, she introduces herself: Josephine de Beauharnais, wife of Citizen-General Beauharnais, accused of treason. She pleads to save him from prison—a prison she herself will experience a few days later. The beautiful Creole woman doesn't yet know that her destiny is about to take a brighter turn, for she will soon meet another General. His name: Bonaparte.
Directed by Robert Mazoyer, Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions leans on a strong ensemble — Danièle Lebrun, Daniel Mesguich, Jean-Luc Moreau — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1979.
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