Sep 03, 1938
11 min
Full-HD

The Man on the Rock (1938)

A look at whether Napoleon Bonaparte indeed died on the island of St. Helena in 1821.

Category

History Mystery

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Carey Wilson

Narrator (voice)

Sergei Arabeloff

Francois Robeaud (uncredited)

Naomi Childers

Chambermaid (uncredited)

Claude King

Dr. Francesco Antommarchi (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)

Edward Raquello

Napoleon Bonaparte / Francois Eugene Robeaud (uncredited)

Johnny Sheffield

Napoleon's Son (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Optical Shop Customer (uncredited)

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