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The Emperor's New Clothes( 2001)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ian Holm

      Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

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      Iben Hjejle

      Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut

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      Tim McInnerny

      Dr. Lambert

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      Nigel Terry

      Montholon

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      Eddie Marsan

      Louis Marchand

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      Tom Watson

      Gerard

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      Hugh Bonneville

      Bertrand

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      Murray Melvin

      Antommarchi

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      Clive Russell

      Sergeant Justin Bommel

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      Bob Mason

      Captain Nicholls

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      Trevor Cooper

      Leaud

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      Chris Langham

      Maurice

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      Russell Dixon

      Dr. Quinton

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      George Harris

      Papa Nicholas

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      Niall O'Brien

      Bosun

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      Hayley Carmichael

      Adele Raffin

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      Philip McGough

      English Tourist

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      Tim Barlow

      Bargee

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      Tony Vogel

      British Sergeant

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      Russell Tovey

      Recruit

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      John McGlynn

      Gendarme

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      Clive Mendus

      Senior Orderly

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      Ashley Artus

      Junior Orderly

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      Roger Frost

      Bookseller

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      Tom Hunsinger

      Customer

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      Matthew Sim

      Ticket Seller

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      Phil Hearne

      Man

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      Moya Brady

      Woman

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      Caterina Venturini

      Barmaid

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      Stefano Gragnani

      Bailiff

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      Hervé Ducroux

      Brest Contact

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      Francesco Guzzo

      Sentry at Garrison

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      Sergio Ballo

      Lieutenant Truchaut

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      Piero Lorenzo Ferrero

      Tailor

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      Mario Pirrello

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 26 2025
    Exiled Napoleon (Sir Ian Holm) and his aides have come up with a cunning plan to get him from exile back into the heart of Paris where he can resurrect his imperial ambitions and restore his country to greatness. They have procured the services of an erstwhile deck hand who is the doppelgänger of the emperor and who has agreed to swap places. Carefully smuggled back to the mainland, the impoverished traveller has to make his own way to the city and with very few that he can trust to be loyal, he befriends the recently widowed “Nicole” (Iben Hjejle) and her young son “Gerard” (Tom Watson). Her l...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • exile
    • napoleon bonaparte
    • 19th century