A Royal Divorce (1938 film)

A Royal Divorce is a 1938 British historical drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar and Frank Cellier. 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. It was shot at Denham Studios in Buckinghamshire. The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.

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
 * Julian Somers as 	Lucien Bonaparte
 * Sonia Carol as Eliza
 * Tamara d'Etter as	Pauline
 * Ivy Shannon	as Caroline

Critical reception
TV Guide called the film a "mediocre adaptation", 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.