Jan 02, 1909
13 min
Full-HD

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine (1909)

Part one of Blackton’s “The Life of Napoleon". Napoleon meets Josephine, falls in love with her, marries and then divorces her.

Category

History Drama Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

William Humphrey

Napoleon Bonaparte

Julia Swayne Gordon

Josephine

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