The Contessa's Secret
1954 · 89 min · ★ 8.0 · Romance, Drama, History
The lover of an Italian revolutionary offers herself to Napoleon in exchange for her sweetheart's life.
Directed by Georges Combret · Written by Georges Combret
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Yvonne De Carlo La Castiglione - Virginia Oldoini -
Georges Marchal Lucio Falengo -
Paul Meurisse L'empereur Napoléon III -
Rossano Brazzi Le comte de Cavour -
Lucienne Legrand L'impératrice -
Lea Padovani La princesse Mathilde Bonaparte -
Georges Lannes Mocquart -
Tamara Lees La princesse de Metternich - C Claude Boissol Nigra
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Michel Etcheverry Pietri -
Lisette Lebon Luisa -
Gil Delamare Un conjuré
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