---
title: 'Venere Imperiale (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Delannoy'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/venere-imperiale-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057638/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Venere Imperiale (1963)

1963 · 145 min · Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Vénus impériale

## Synopsis

Imperial Venus 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Delannoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-delannoy)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Delannoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-delannoy), [Jean Aurenche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-aurenche), [Leonardo Benvenuti](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-benvenuti), [Piero De Bernardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-de-bernardi), [Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolphe-maurice-arlaud)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gábor Pogány](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabor-pogany)
- **Editor:** [Otello Colangeli](https://cinepixo.com/people/otello-colangeli)

## Cast

- [Andrea Bosic](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-bosic)
- [Micheline Presle](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-presle)
- [Feodor Chaliapin Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/feodor-chaliapin-jr)
- [Curt Lowens](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-lowens)
- [Tom Felleghy](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-felleghy)
- [Tina Lattanzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-lattanzi)
- [Gina Lollobrigida](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-lollobrigida)
- [Stephen Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-boyd)
- [Aldo Berti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-berti)
- [Gianni Santuccio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-santuccio)
- [Maria Laura Rocca](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-laura-rocca)
- [Evi Maltagliati](https://cinepixo.com/people/evi-maltagliati)
- [Liana Del Balzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/liana-del-balzo)
- [Raymond Pellegrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-pellegrin)
- [Massimo Girotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-girotti)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/venere-imperiale-1963
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