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.
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Sophia Loren
Catherine Hubscher
Known for
A Special Day
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Robert Hossein
Le sergent François-Joseph Lefebvre
Known for
The Professional
Angelique
Renaud Mary
Fouché
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Léa Gray
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Gianrico Tedeschi
Roquet
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Marina Berti
Elisa Bonaparte
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
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Enrique Ávila
Le sergent Fricasse
Known for
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Carlo Giuffrè
Jérôme Bonaparte
Known for
Pinocchio
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Fernando Sancho
Pommier
Known for
The Return of Ringo
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Bruno Carotenuto
Blanchet - un garde
Known for
A Fistful of Dollars
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Gabriella Pallotta
Heloise
Known for
The Roof
Il Grido
Célina Cély
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Christian-Jaque Director · Ennio De Concini Screenplay Henri Jeanson Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Christian-Jaque
Screenplay
Ennio De Concini
Screenplay
Henri Jeanson
Author
Franco Solinas
Author
Victorien Sardou
Composer
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematographer
Roberto Gerardi
Editor
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Alfonso Santacana
Editor
Jacques Desagneaux
Costume designer
Marcel Escoffier
Costume designer
Fernando Florido
Costume designer
Italia Scandariato
United States release February 13, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy, Spain · Languages French, Italian
Production
Ciné-Alliance
Production
Ágata Films
Production
Champion
Production
GE.S.I. Cinematografica
Production
France · Italy · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Madame Sans-Gêne
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 21, 1961
Theatrical
United States · February 13, 1963
Theatrical
Belgium
June 14, 1967 · TV
Czechia
June 11, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
November 23, 1962 · Theatrical
January 29, 1965 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
May 24, 1962 · Theatrical
December 14, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
March 23, 1962 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 20, 1971 · Theatrical · East Germany
September 17, 2023 · TV
Japan
August 18, 1962 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 23, 1964 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 20, 1962 · Theatrical
Romania
June 1, 1964 · Theatrical
Spain
April 6, 1962 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 26, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 21, 1963 · Theatrical
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