Synopsis
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic60/100
45 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan TaylorDirector
- Kevin MolonyScreenplay
- Alan TaylorScreenplay
- Herbie WaveScreenplay
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ian HolmNapoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
- Iben HjejleNicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
- Tim McInnernyDr. Lambert
- Nigel TerryMontholon
- Eddie MarsanLouis Marchand
- Tom WatsonGerard
- Hugh BonnevilleBertrand
- Murray MelvinAntommarchi
- Clive RussellSergeant Justin Bommel
- Bob MasonCaptain Nicholls
- Trevor CooperLeaud
- Chris LanghamMaurice
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookexilenapoleon bonaparte19th century