A Royal Divorce (1938 film)

A Royal Divorce
A Royal Divorce
Directed by	Jack Raymond
Written by	Miles Malleson; Jacques Théry
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Ruth Chatterton; Pierre Blanchar
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Peggy Hennessey
Music by	Anthony Collins
Production; company	Herbert Wilcox Productions (as Imperator)
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	21 September 1938 (United Kingdom);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Royal Divorce is a 1938 British historical drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar and Frank Cellier.^[1] The film portrays the complex relationship between Napoleon I of France and his wife, Josephine Bonaparte from their first meeting until their divorce more than a decade later.^[2]

Cast[]

Ruth Chatterton as Josephine de Beauharnais
Pierre Blanchar as Napoleon Bonaparte
Frank Cellier as Talleyrand
Carol Goodner as Mme. Tallien
Auriol Lee as Napoleon's Mother
George Curzon as Barras
Laurence Hanray as Klemens von Metternich
John Laurie as Joseph Bonaparte
Jack Hawkins as Captain Charles
Rosalyn Boulter as Hortense
Allan Jeayes as Marat
Moran Caplat as Eugene
Romilly Lunge as Junot
Hubert Harben as DeTracy
David Farrar as Louis Bonaparte

Critical reception[]

TV Guide called the film a "mediocre adaptation",^[3] while Allmovie wrote, "in terms of costumes and settings, A Royal Divorce is authentic to a fault; in terms of adherence to the facts, it's a bit shaky, though undeniably dramatic.^[4]