Imperial Violets (1952)
Violeta, an Andalusian gypsy, foretells a lady she will become empress. The lady is Eugenia de Montijo, and when she marries emperor Luis Napoleón of France she takes the young girl with her. The empress'cousin readily makes her his focus of attention, then she discovers a criminal attempt against the empress.
Director:
Richard Pottier
Writer:
Henry Roussel
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Luis Mariano as Juan de Ayala |
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Carmen Sevilla as Violetta |
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Simone Valère as Eugénie de Montijo |
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Louis Arbessier as Napoleón III |
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Rafael Arcos as Felipe (uncredited) |
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Félix Fernández as (uncredited) |
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Manuel Requena as (uncredited) |
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Marie Sabouret as Mme. de Pierrefeu |
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Colette Régis as Mme de Montijo |
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Micheline Francey as Clotilde |
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Véra Norman as Mirette |
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María Riquelme as Anaïs |
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Alfonso Rojas as (uncredited) |
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Raymond Girard as Prosper Mérimée |
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Angustias Albaicín as (uncredited) |
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Francisco Bernal as (uncredited) |
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Jackie Blanchot as (uncredited) |
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Lucien Blondeau as Le grand chambellan (uncredited) |
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Joseph Chaumel as (uncredited) |
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Aurora de Alba as (uncredited) |
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Gil Delamare as (uncredited) |
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Lolita De Silva as (uncredited) |
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Camille Guérini as Le docteur (uncredited) |
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Mateo Guitart as (uncredited) |
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Maruja Heredia as (uncredited) |
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Lucien Nat as (uncredited) |
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Rafael Nogales as (uncredited) |
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Raphaël Patorni as (uncredited) |
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Joaquín Puyol as (uncredited) |
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Paul Faivre as L'aubergiste (uncredited) |
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René Hell as Le cocher (uncredited) |
| Directing | Richard Pottier | Director |
| Production | Émile Natan | Producer |
| Directing | Fortunato Bernal | Assistant Director |
| Camera | César Fraile | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tonio Suné | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Jean Valère | Assistant Director |
| Production | Cesáreo González | Producer |
| Camera | Walter Limot | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Walter Wottitz | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Francis Lopez | Music |
| Editing | Christian Gaudin | Editor |
| Art | Jacques Chalvet | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Ernest Bourreaud | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Lalaurette | Hairstylist |
| Production | Paul Joly | Production Manager |
| Writing | Henry Roussel | Screenplay |
| Art | Léon Barsacq | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Zay | Costume Design |
| Sound | Antoine Petitjean | Sound |
| Writing | Jesús María de Arozamena | Dialogue |
| Writing | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon | Adaptation |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gaby Peñalba | Editor |
| Crew | Madeleine Lefèvre | Script |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Brel | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Gérard Ducaux-Rupp | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Jacqueline Brachet | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon | Dialogue |
| Sound | Fernand Janisse | Sound |
| Art | André Bakst | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Escoffier | Costume Design |
| Art | Charles Merangel | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | André Bardot | Costumer |
| Sound | Jacques-Henry Rys | Music Director |
| Editing | Nicole Colombier | Assistant Editor |