Napoleon
He came from nothing. He conquered everything.
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An ambitious historical epic that traces Napoleon's ruthless ascent and decline through the lens of his turbulent marriage, balancing grand military spectacle with intimate emotional volatility.
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Essence
Ensemble
Joaquin Phoenix
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vanessa Kirby
Josephine Bonaparte
Tahar Rahim
Paul Barras
Rupert Everett
Duke of Wellington
Mark Bonnar
Junot
Paul Rhys
Talleyrand
Ben Miles
Caulaincourt
Riana Duce
Lucille
Edouard Philipponnat
Tsar Alexander
Miles Jupp
Emperor Francis I
Scott Handy
Marshal Berthier
Youssef Kerkour
Marshal Davout
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