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Film details
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Featuring
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1936
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Genre
Historical drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- Fall of an Empire Working
Synopsis
The illegitimate daughter of Louis Napoleon is forced into marriage as a spy for Napoleon among the aristocracy. Her lover meanwhile has been sent into exile for associating with those plotting to kill the Emperor, and works to unmask a group of spies based in Switzerland in order to rehabilitate himself.
The following statement appears at the beginning of the film after the main credits: 'Year 1869 A Period of the Waltz Crinoline Gaiety Glamour and War'
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Gerard de Lanoy
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Eloise
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Louis Napoleon III
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Chief of Police Toulon
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Empress Eugenie
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Nicolet
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Hugo Biot
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Anna
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Phillippe St Paul
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Count Otto von Bismarck
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Count Helmuth von Moltke
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the Prussian consul
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newsvendor
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[Mr Gatling]
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[.]
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[.]
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[]
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Credits
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Unknown:
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Directed by
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A J.H. Production
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Presents
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Director of Production
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Produced by
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Assistant Direction
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Adaptation
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Adaptation
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[Adaptation]
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[Based on the Novel] By
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Photography & Lighting
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Film Editor
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Settings
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Costumes
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[Make-up]
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Musical Direction
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Sound Recording
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Sound Recording
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Recorded on
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Studio
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Sight & Sound magazine
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