Napoleon II, the Eagle (French:Napoléon II, l'Aiglon, in EnglishNapoleon II, the eaglet (or young eagle) is a 1961Frenchhistoricaldrama film directed byClaude Boissol and starringBernard Verley,Jean Marais andDanièle Gaubert. The scenario was written byPaul Andréota and based on a novel ofAndré Castelot.^[2][3] The film's sets were designed by theart directorWolf Witzemann.

Napoleon II, the Eagle
Directed by	Claude Boissol
Written by	Paul Andréota Claude Boissol
Based on	Napoleon II, the Eagle byAndré Castelot
Produced by	Georges Glass
Starring	Bernard Verley Danièle Gaubert Danièle Gaubert
Cinematography	Roger Fellous
Edited by	Louis Devaivre
Music by	Paul Bonneau Fred Freed
Production company	Films Matignon
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	1 November 1961 (1961-11-01)
Running time	125 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	French
Box office	2,029,634 admissions (France)[1]

The film portrays the life ofNapoleon II, consideredEmperor of France byBonapartists, who lived most of his life inVienna under the title theDuke of Reichstadt.

• Bernard Verley asDuke of Reichstadt
• Jean-Pierre Cassel as Gustav von Neipperg
• René Dary as Dietrichstein
• Danièle Gaubert as Thérèse Pèche
• Jean Marais asGeneral de Montholon
• Georges Marchal asGeneral Neipperg
• Liliane Patrick asCountess Camerata
• Jean-Marc Thibault asNapoleon I
• Paul Hubschmid as Prokesch
• Jacques Jouanneau as Esterhazy
• Marianne Koch asEmpress Marie-Louise
• Josef Meinrad asEmperor Francis II
• Sabine Sinjen asArchduchess Sophie
• Paul Cambo as Ambassador of France
• Jean-Pascal Duffard as the 7-year-old duke
• François Maistre asMetternich
• Yves Bocquillon as the 3-year-old duke
• Jacques Fabbri as Doctor Malfati
• Raymond Gérôme as Apponyi
• Anthony Stuart asLord Crowley, ambassador of England
• René Clermont

• Goble, Alan.The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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• Napoléon II, l'aiglon (1961) at theFilms de France