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The Emperor's New Clothes

The world's most powerful man is about to fight his greatest battle... between love and glory.

2001★ 6.8 · 451h 47mComedyDrama

Overview

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. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.

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Cast

Eddie Marsan
as Louis Marchand

Hugh Bonneville
as Bertrand

Ian Holm
as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

Tim McInnerny
as Dr. Lambert

Russell Tovey
as Recruit

Roger Frost
as Bookseller

Clive Russell
as Sergeant Justin Bommel

Iben Hjejle
as Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut

Bob Mason
as Captain Nicholls

George Harris
as Papa Nicholas

Nigel Terry
as Montholon

Tony Vogel
as British Sergeant

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Release date: 2001-08-11

Runtime: 1h 47m

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ComedyDrama

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