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The Emperor's New Clothes

Directed by Alan Taylor

★ 6.845 ratings
ComedyDrama

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

Ian HolmNapoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
Iben HjejleNicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
Tim McInnernyDr. Lambert
Nigel TerryMontholon
Eddie MarsanLouis Marchand
Tom WatsonGerard
Hugh BonnevilleBertrand
Murray MelvinAntommarchi
Clive RussellSergeant Justin Bommel
Bob MasonCaptain Nicholls