Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

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It runs a compact 1h 0m.

Synopsis

Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and relying on his success in the new and dangerous revolutionary society, his mother and siblings become embroiled in Napoleon's struggle. The opponents are the English but the enemy are the revolutionaries authorities who seek to keep him in his place. Using his astonishing tactical mind, his sheer audacity and extraordinary military bravery, Napoleon emerges victorious and sets out on a path that would one day lead him to the throne of France.

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Key crew

• Nick MurphyDirector
• Nick MurphyWriter
• Daniel PembertonOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Rob BrydonStanislav Fréron
• Richard McCabeBarras
• Tom BurkeNapoleon
• Laura GreenwoodPaoletta
• Alice KrigeLetizia
• Alex LoweJunot
• Kenneth CranhamGeneral Carteaux
• Gina BellmanCatherine Carteaux
• Darren QueraltDenon
• Roger Ashton-GriffithsGeneral Doppet
• Anthony HigginsGeneral Dugommier

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