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The Emperor's New Clothes is a 2001 historical drama film directed by Alan Taylor and based on the 1992 novel The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys.The film stars Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte (his third performance as the military and political leader, after 1974's Napoleon and Love and 1981's Time Bandits), Iben Hjejle, and Tim McInnerny.
- The Death of Napoleon, by Simon Leys
- Uberto Pasolini
Dec 7, 2001 · The Emperor's New Clothes: Directed by Alan Taylor. With Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny, Tom Watson. During Napoleon's exile on St. Helena, some loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed Emperor.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Alan Taylor
- 2001-12-07
Jun 28, 2002 · The Emperor's New Clothes. Napoleon did not die on the island of St. Helena in 1821. That was Eugene Lenormand, who looked a lot like him. "The Emperor's New Clothes," a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy, tells how it happened. Lenormand is smuggled onto St. Helena to act as a double for the Emperor, who is smuggled off as a cargo hand on a ...
Jun 14, 2002 · Rated: C- • Sep 3, 2003. History records that when the great Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo he lost his power, his country and his freedom. Exiled to the island of St. Helena, he ...
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- Alan Taylor
- PG
- Ian Holm
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Synopsis. 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 ...
- 2001
- PG
- Alan Taylor
The Emperor's New Clothes. 2001 · 1 hr 47 min. PG. Comedy · Drama · Romance. In this re-imagining of the final years of Napoleon, loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed Emperor during his exile. Subtitles: English. Starring: Ian Holm Iben Hjejle Tim McInnerny Tom Watson Nigel Terry Hugh Bonneville Murray Melvin Eddie Marsan.