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 |
| Art | Léon Barsacq | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Escoffier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Zay | Costume Design |
| Sound | Francis Lopez | Music |
| Production | Cesáreo González | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Lalaurette | Hairstylist |
| Production | Paul Joly | Production Manager |
| Editing | Gaby Peñalba | Editor |
| Sound | Antoine Petitjean | Sound |
| Sound | Fernand Janisse | Sound |
| Directing | Fortunato Bernal | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Henry Roussel | Screenplay |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Walter Limot | Still Photographer |
| Art | André Bakst | Assistant Production Design |
| Writing | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon | Adaptation |
| Writing | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon | Dialogue |
| Editing | Christian Gaudin | Editor |
| Art | Jacques Chalvet | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Brel | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Tonio Suné | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Gérard Ducaux-Rupp | Assistant Director |
| Art | Charles Merangel | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Jean Valère | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ernest Bourreaud | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Jesús María de Arozamena | Dialogue |
| Camera | César Fraile | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Madeleine Lefèvre | Script |
| Editing | Nicole Colombier | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jacques-Henry Rys | Music Director |
| Camera | Walter Wottitz | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | André Bardot | Costumer |
| Editing | Jacqueline Brachet | Assistant Editor |