Clive Russell, Eddie Marsan, Hugh Bonneville
History tells us that Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the desolate island of St. Helena in 1821. Or did he? A revisionist take on history, this tale proposes an alternative truth in which a secret...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 2, 2002
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Flixster Reviews (56)
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August 20, 2007bilbo baggins pretends to be napoleon the famous french emperor whoms ass we kicked. ian holm... the bloke always looking for a ring to put his finger in... doesn't play a frenchman well at all. no french accent, no speech in french at all. no looking like a twat. there were many...( read more)
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November 21, 2009This was an interesting little movie built on this premise: What if what we knew about Napolean's defeat and death was actually false? The discovery that the remains of Napolean were discovered to contain a poison, thereby proving that he was actually murdered, have sparked the i...( read more)
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September 16, 2007Great performance by Ian Holm. The story is inventive and entertaining. This film is really fun to watch.
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January 15, 2007This was a cute film. It was interesting to see Ian Holm playing Napoleon - quite a different part than Bilbo Baggins.
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Critic Reviews
June 28, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
June 28, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
An entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans. full review
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