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Napoleon: Destiny and Death
7.2 / 10• 2021• 1h 28m•NR• French
DocumentaryAnimationHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to take his last breath. The son of a Corsican family, he has been close to death on many occasions since, as a young captain in the revolutionary army, he seized Toulon from the royalists in 1793.
Cast & Crew
TD
Tristan Delus
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lead
Denis Podalydès
Self - Narrator (voice)
PG
Patrice Gueniffey
Self - Historian
Jacques-Olivier Boudon
Self - Historian
TL
Thierry Lenz
Self - Historian
PB
Pierre Branda
Self - Historian
CV
Charles-Éloi Vial
Self - Historian
Jean-Marie Rouart
Self - Writer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mathieu Schwartz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Napoleon: Destiny and Death is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
