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The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) More at IMDbPro »

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. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

In this re-imagining of the final years of Napoleon, loyalists hire a lookalike to swap places with the deposed emperor during his exile. While the impostor wallows in luxury on the island of St. Helena, the real Napoleon returns to Paris. Written by Anonymous

Some Napoleonic loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed emperor during his exile. While the impostor lives in luxury on St. Helena, the real Napoleon returns to Paris and falls in love with a commoner. Written by Anonymous

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