Summary
The miniseries charts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career from his return after the Egyptian campaign to his downfall and exile on Elba, portraying his political maneuvering, military ambition, and complex relationships with key figures such as Talleyrand, Fouché, Murat, Tsar Alexander, Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Countess Marie Walewska.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 64GoodWatch 77
IMDb6.4
First aired
1991
January 11, 1991
Ended 1991
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Belgium
Canada
Poland
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 19 more22 people
- Jean-François StéveninNapoléon Bonaparte6 episodes
- Jan NowickiMurat/Barras6 episodes
- Bruno MadinierLucien Bonaparte6 episodes
- Jean-Claude DurandTalleyrand6 episodes
- Andrzej SewerynTsar Alexandre6 episodes
- Jacques FrantzMurat6 episodes
- Jerzy KryszakFouche6 episodes
- Krzysztof ZanussiNarrator/Commentator6 episodes
James FaulknerMaitland6 episodes
Béatrice AgeninJoséphine de Beauharnais6 episodes
Christoph WaltzKarl Emmanuel6 episodes
François PerrotTalleyrand6 episodes
Philippe BoucletCaulaincourt6 episodes
Krzysztof LuftFrederic Guillaume de Prusse6 episodes
Monika ŚwitajLouise de Prusse6 episodes
Marek BarbasiewiczFrench general/Segur6 episodes
Jerzy GudejkoBenjamin Constant6 episodes
Liliana KomorowskaHortense de Beauharnais6 episodes
Krzysztof StroińskiLavalette6 episodes
Adam FerencyDuroc6 episodes
Michał PawlickiBerthier6 episodes
Jacek DomańskiJoseph Bonaparte6 episodes
Directing · 6
- Eberhard Itzenplitz Director
- Pierre Lary Director
- Janusz Majewski Director
- Krzysztof Zanussi Director, Writer
- José Fonseca e Costa Director
- Francis Megahy Director
Writing · 2
- Jean Gruault Writer
- Carlos Saboga Writer
Production · 1
- António da Cunha Telles Producer
Camera · 5
- Jarosław Żamojda Director of Photography
- Sławomir Idziak Director of Photography
- Grzegorz Kędzierski Director of Photography
- Elso Roque Director of Photography
- Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Wojciech Kilar Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Dorota Roqueplo Costume Design
- Andrzej Szenajch Costume Design
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