He came from nothing. He conquered everything.
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
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Epic, classical in form, grave and meticulous.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Joaquin PhoenixNapoleon Bonaparte
- Vanessa KirbyJosephine Bonaparte
- Tahar RahimPaul Barras
- Rupert EverettDuke of Wellington
- Mark BonnarJunot
- Paul RhysTalleyrand
- Ben MilesCaulaincourt
- Riana DuceLucille
- Edouard PhilipponnatTsar Alexander
- Miles JuppEmperor Francis I
Crew
- Ridley ScottDirector
- David ScarpaWriter
- Dariusz WolskiDirector of Photography
- Martin PhippsOriginal Music Composer
- Claire SimpsonEditor
- Sam RestivoEditor
- Mark HuffamProducer
- Joaquin PhoenixProducer
- Ridley ScottProducer
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