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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 67Audiences 69GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer73%
Metascore60
User score7.4
IMDb6.9
Audience score65%
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for comedies, +7 min on the typical 100
typical 100107Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2001
August 11, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Germany
Italy- United Kingdom
and 22 more34 people
- Ian HolmNapoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
- Iben HjejleNicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
- Tim McInnernyDr. Lambert
- Nigel TerryMontholon
- Eddie MarsanLouis Marchand
- TWTom WatsonGerard
- Hugh BonnevilleBertrand
- Murray MelvinAntommarchi
- Clive RussellSergeant Justin Bommel
- BMBob MasonCaptain Nicholls
Trevor CooperLeaud
Chris LanghamMaurice- RDRussell DixonDr. Quinton
George HarrisPapa Nicholas- NONiall O'BrienBosun
Hayley CarmichaelAdele Raffin
Philip McGoughEnglish Tourist
Tim BarlowBargee
Tony VogelBritish Sergeant
Russell ToveyRecruit
John McGlynnGendarme
Clive MendusSenior Orderly
Ashley ArtusJunior Orderly
Roger FrostBookseller
Directing · 5
- Alan Taylor Director, Screenplay
- Sergio Ercolessi First Assistant Director
- Emanuela Minoli Third Assistant Director
- Luca Brignone Second Assistant Director
- Giorgia Onofri Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- Herbie Wave Screenplay
- Kevin Molony Screenplay, Associate Producer
- Simon Leys Novel
- Rachel Bennette Script Editor
Production · 19
- Roberto Cicutto Executive Producer
- Paul Webster Executive Producer
- Hanno Huth Executive Producer
- Uberto Pasolini Producer
- Leo Davis Casting
- James Wilson Co-Producer
Camera · 12
- Alessio Gelsini Torresi Director of Photography
- Stefano Biscaro Key Grip
- Alejandro Rosas Allain Grip
- Mario Stella Grip
- Stefano Fenocchi Focus Puller
- Raffaele Stella Grip
Editing · 4
- Masahiro Hirakubo Editor
- Denton Brown Assistant Editor
- Liberata Zocchi Assistant Editor
- Neil Williams First Assistant Editor
Sound · 10
- Rachel Portman Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- Jeff Atmajian Orchestrator
- Clare Mahoney Foley Artist
- Andie Derrick Foley Artist
- Peter Burgis Foley Artist
- Clive Winter Sound Recordist
Art · 9
- Andrea Crisanti Production Design
- Manuel Carlucci Art Department Coordinator
- Saverio Sammali Draughtsman
- Mario Tasciotti Art Department Assistant
- Barbel Elizabet Krisel Assistant Art Director
- Massimiliano Frondaroli Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 19
- Sergio Ballo Costume Design
- Cesare Paciotti Hairstylist
- Stefania Corsetti Assistant Costume Designer
- Giancarlo Del Brocco Key Makeup Artist
- Gisa Rinaldi Seamstress
- Simona Boccanfuso Seamstress
Visual Effects · 1
- Martin Hobbs Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 9
- Marco Alzetta Rigging Grip
- Alessandro Rossi Electrician
- Pietro Santarelli Rigging Grip
- Maurizio Micalizzi Rigging Grip
- Orlando Graupiera Acosta Rigging Grip
- Claudio Frollano Rigging Gaffer
Other crew · 9
- Riccardo Mioni Stunt Coordinator
- Omero Capanna Stunt Double
- Alberto Carmellini Security
- Giuseppe 'Peppinello' Vivenzio Stunt Double
- Gino Parisi Studio Teacher
- Katia Crispino Stunt Double
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