Napoleon's son dreams of empire while trapped in a gilded cage.
An adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon I.
Acting
Jean Weber's fragile, feverish performance as the trapped prince.
Production
Sumptuous Austrian palaces that feel like prisons.
Director
Viktor Tourjansky
Jean Weber
L'aiglon (Napoleon II - Duc de Reichstadt)
Victor Francen
Flambeau
Henri Desfontaines
Metternich
Jeanne Boitel
La comtesse Camerata
Jenny Hélia
L'impératrice Marie-Louise
Simone Vaudry
Thérèse de Lorget
Georges Colin
Le maréchal Marmont
Henri Kerny
Sedlinsky
Henri Debain
Le sergent
Camille Beuve
Le général Hartmann
Georges Colin
Le tailleur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rostand wrote L'Aiglon for Sarah Bernhardt, who played the male role in 1900—the same play, gender-flipped lead, wildly different energy.
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