A fun and fanciful comic adventure, based on the novel
The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys, that takes a great premise and runs with it. What if Napoleon Bonaparte didn't really die in exile, and one of the first people ever to suffer from a Napoleon complex was actually the deposed emperor of France? The year is 1821, and for the past six years, Napoleon Bonaparte (Ian Holm) — the man who once held most of Europe in his hands — has been living in comfortable exile on the tiny island of St. Helena. He's been held there, a virtual prisoner, ever since his defeat at Waterloo, but he won't be there much longer — the little emperor has big plans. Hi...
Released:
2002
Rated:
PG
Length:
107 mins