The Emperor's New Clothes

1h 47min

Comedy

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Film4 Productions

Mikado Film

Redwave Films

Senator Film

Panorama Films

RAI

Cast

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
Iben Hjejle

Iben Hjejle

Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Dr. Lambert
Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

Montholon
Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Louis Marchand
Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin

Antommarchi
Clive Russell

Clive Russell

Sergeant Justin Bommel
Bob Mason

Bob Mason

Captain Nicholls
Russell Dixon

Russell Dixon

Dr. Quinton
George Harris

George Harris

Papa Nicholas
Hayley Carmichael

Hayley Carmichael

Adele Raffin
Philip McGough

Philip McGough

English Tourist
Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

British Sergeant
John McGlynn

John McGlynn

Gendarme
Clive Mendus

Clive Mendus

Senior Orderly
Ashley Artus

Ashley Artus

Junior Orderly
Roger Frost

Roger Frost

Bookseller
Matthew Sim

Matthew Sim

Ticket Seller
Hervé Ducroux

Hervé Ducroux

Brest Contact
Francesco Guzzo

Francesco Guzzo

Sentry at Garrison
Sergio Ballo

Sergio Ballo

Lieutenant Truchaut

Release date

11th Aug 2001

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English