Imperial Violets

Overview

Violeta, an Andalusian gypsy, foretells a lady she will become empress. The lady is Eugenia de Montijo, and when she marries emperor Luis Napoleón of France she takes the young girl with her. The empress'cousin readily makes her his focus of attention, then she discovers a criminal attempt against the empress.

Directed by Richard Pottier

Top cast

Luis Mariano

Juan de Ayala

Carmen Sevilla

Violetta

Simone Valère

Eugénie de Montijo

Louis Arbessier

Napoleón III

Rafael Arcos

Felipe (uncredited)

Félix Fernández

(uncredited)

Manuel Requena

(uncredited)

Marie Sabouret

Mme. de Pierrefeu

Colette Régis

Mme de Montijo

Micheline Francey

Clotilde

Véra Norman

Mirette

María Riquelme

Anaïs

Alfonso Rojas

(uncredited)

R

Raymond Girard

Prosper Mérimée

A

Angustias Albaicín

(uncredited)

Francisco Bernal

(uncredited)

Jackie Blanchot

(uncredited)

L

Lucien Blondeau

Le grand chambellan (uncredited)

J

Joseph Chaumel

(uncredited)

Aurora de Alba

(uncredited)

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