A Royal Divorce (1938 film)

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| name = A Royal Divorce

| image = "A_Royal_Divorce"_(1938).jpg

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| director = Jack Raymond

| producer = Herbert Wilcox

| writer = Miles Malleson
Jacques Théry

| starring = Ruth Chatterton
Pierre Blanchar
Carol Goodner

| music = Anthony Collins

| cinematography = Freddie Young

| editing = Peggy Hennessey

| studio = Imperator Films

| distributor = Paramount British Pictures

| released = {{film date|1938|09|21|df=yes|United Kingdom}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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A Royal Divorce is a 1938 British historical drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar and Frank Cellier.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88714/a-royal-divorce|title=Royal Divorce, A (1938) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/48968|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114015806/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/48968|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=A Royal Divorce|work=BFI}} It was shot at Denham Studios in Buckinghamshire.Wood p.99 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",{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/a-royal-divorce-116379/review/|title=A Royal Divorce|work=TVGuide.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/a-royal-divorce-v108462|title=A Royal Divorce (1938) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}