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Napoleon: Destiny and Death

Napoleon: Destiny and Death

20217.21h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Mathieu Schwartz
Written by Mathieu Schwartz
Produced by Agnès Molia, Christie Molia, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal
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Top Cast

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Tristan Delus

Napoleon Bonaparte

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Patrice Gueniffey

Self - Historian

Jacques-Olivier Boudon

Jacques-Olivier Boudon

Self - Historian

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Thierry Lenz

Self - Historian

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Pierre Branda

Self - Historian

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Charles-Éloi Vial

Self - Historian

Jean-Marie Rouart

Jean-Marie Rouart

Self - Writer

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François Houdececk

Self - Historian

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Chantal Prévot

Self - Historian

Themes & Keywords

biographynapoleon bonapartehistorical figuredocudramanapoleonic wars18th century19th centurydeath wishpolitician deathfrench history

About Napoleon: Destiny and Death

Napoleon: Destiny and Death is a documentary, animation, history, tv movie film released in 2021 exploring themes of biography, napoleon bonaparte, historical figure, docudrama, napoleonic wars, 18th century. Directed by Mathieu Schwartz, it stars Tristan Delus, Denis Podalydès, Patrice Gueniffey. 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.

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