Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

• Paramount Pictures
• Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
• Audrey Hepburn
• Henry Fonda
• Mel Ferrer
• Vittorio Gassman
• Herbert Lom
• Oskar Homolka
• Anita Ekberg
• Barry Jones