Storyline
Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre. Circumstances bring Lefebvre a noble title and even more -- Napoleon decides to make him the local ruler over a large territorial fiefdom. But trouble brews when Madame Sans-Gene, now elevated to the nobility along with her man -- cannot keep her frank observations under control.
Cast & Crew
Sophia Loren
Catherine Hubscher
Lead
Robert Hossein
Le sergent François-Joseph Lefebvre
Renaud Mary
Fouché
Léa Gray
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Gianrico Tedeschi
Roquet
Marina Berti
Elisa Bonaparte
Enrique Ávila
Le sergent Fricasse
Carlo Giuffrè
Jérôme Bonaparte
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christian-Jaque's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Madame is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
