Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman (German: Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin) is a 1920 German silent historical comedy film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Rudolf Lettinger and Georg John. It is based on the 1893 play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier.

Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman

Cast

Ellen Richter as Madame Sans-Gêne

Rudolf Lettinger as Napoleon Bonaparte

Georg John

Friedrich Wilhelm Kaiser

Ludwig Körner

Hans Lindegg

Henri Peters-Arnolds

References

Bibliography

Holger Bachmann. Arthur Schnitzler und Michael Curtiz: Der junge Medardus auf der Bühne und im Kino. Verlag Die Blaue Eule, 2003.

Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman

External links

1920 films

Films of the Weimar Republic

Films directed by Adolf Gärtner

German silent feature films

UFA GmbH films

1920s historical comedy films

German historical comedy films

Depictions of Napoleon on film

German films based on plays

Films based on works by Victorien Sardou

German black-and-white films

1920 comedy films

Silent historical comedy films

1920s German films

1920s German-language films

Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman