Napoleon

5h 12min

Drama

History

Napoleon (French: Napoléon et l'Europe) is a six-part French–Polish historical miniseries that aired on France 3 in early 1991. It charts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career from his return after the Egyptian campaign to his downfall and exile on Elba, portraying his political maneuvering, military ambition, and complex relationships with key figures such as Talleyrand, Fouché, Murat, Tsar Alexander, Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Countess Marie Walewska.

Production Companies

Centralna Wytwórnia Programów i Filmów Telewizyjnych „POLTEL”

France 3

La Sept

Cast

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Napoléon Bonaparte
Jan Nowicki

Jan Nowicki

Murat/Barras
Bruno Madinier

Bruno Madinier

Lucien Bonaparte/Lucien
Andrzej Seweryn

Andrzej Seweryn

Tsar Alexandre
Krzysztof Zanussi

Krzysztof Zanussi

Narrator/Commentator
Béatrice Agenin

Béatrice Agenin

Joséphine de Beauharnais
Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Karl Emmanuel
Philippe Bouclet

Philippe Bouclet

Caulaincourt
Krzysztof Luft

Krzysztof Luft

Frederic Guillaume de Prusse
Monika Świtaj

Monika Świtaj

Louise de Prusse
Marek Barbasiewicz

Marek Barbasiewicz

French general/Segur
Jerzy Gudejko

Jerzy Gudejko

Constant/Benjamin Constant
Liliana Komorowska

Liliana Komorowska

Hortense/Hortense de Beauharnais
Jacek Domański

Jacek Domański

Joseph/Joseph Bonaparte

Release date

11th Jan 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français