A Royal Divorce
Directed by	Jack Raymond
Written by	Miles Malleson Jacques Théry
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Ruth Chatterton Pierre Blanchar Carol Goodner
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Peggy Hennessey
Music by	Anthony Collins
Production company	Imperator Films
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	21 September 1938 (1938-09-21) (United Kingdom)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Royal Divorce is a 1938 British historical drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar and Frank Cellier.^[1] 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.^[2] It was shot at Denham Studios in Buckinghamshire.^[3] 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",^[4] 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.^[5]