Imperial Venus (film)
| Imperial Venus | |
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| Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
| Written by | Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud Jean Aurenche Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Jean Delannoy |
| Produced by | Robert Chabert Guido Giambartolomei Jean Le Duc Alain Poiré Angelo Rizzoli Roger Sallard |
| Starring | Gina Lollobrigida Stephen Boyd Raymond Pellegrin |
| Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
| Edited by | Otello Colangeli |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution (France) Variety Distribution (Italy) |
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| Countries | France Italy |
| Languages | French Italian |
| Budget | $2.5 million |
Imperial Venus (French: Vénus impériale, Italian: Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location at the Palazzo Borghese. The film's sets were created by the art director René Renoux, with the costumes designed by Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni.