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.
Release: 2001
Rating: 6.7
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Duration: 107 min
Country: Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Production: Film4 Productions, Mikado Film, Redwave Films, Senator Film, Panorama Films, RAI
Ian Holm
as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
Iben Hjejle
as Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
Tim McInnerny
as Dr. Lambert
Nigel Terry
as Montholon
Eddie Marsan
as Louis Marchand
Tom Watson
as Gerard