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The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)

PG | | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7 December 2001 (Italy)
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During Napoleon's exile on St. Helena, some loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed emperor. While the impostor lives in luxury on the island, the real Napoleon returns to Paris in order to retake the throne.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
... Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
... Dr. Lambert
Tom Watson ... Gerard
... Montholon
... Bertrand
... Antommarchi
... Louis Marchand
... Sergeant Justin Bommel
Bob Mason ... Captain Nicholls
... Leaud
... Maurice
Russell Dixon ... Dr. Quinton
... Papa Nicholas
Niall O'Brien ... Bosun
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Storyline

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>

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st. helena | emperor | impostor | alternate history | 19th century | See All (36) »

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

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,474, 16 June 2002, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$569,435, 6 October 2002
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Trivia

While the historical Napoléon Bonaparte never had the opportunity to say "They have changed my battlefield", it is reported that the Duke of Wellington, said exactly that when he revisited the place after the huge Dutch memorial mound was erected there. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Napoleon Bonaparte: No, that's not it. That's not right. Let me tell you what really happened...
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Q: Why does Dr. Lambert show Napoleon the madhouse?
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Outstanding!
26 July 2005 | by – See all my reviews

This is a carefully crafted, beautifully acted "what if" story about Napoleon Bonaparte. It is literate, inventive, and has a beautiful music score to boot. The female lead, Iben Hjejle, is a revelation! I wish she would make more films outside of Denmark.

The story centers around Napoleon's exile after Waterloo, and a plot to have him escape (using a double), return to France to raise an army and regain his throne. But something unforeseen happens along the way, when his double, back on St. Helena, decides he is enjoying being Emperor Napoleon too much to give it up. That leaves the real Emperor Napoleon, secretly back in Paris, with a problem: nobody believes he is who he says he is...

Let's not reveal any more of the plot in this outstanding film (provided you can enjoy a movie with no nudity and cursing, and virtually no violence).
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