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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
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
The film is produced by Winterbottom's Revolution Films company and distributed by StudioCanal UK. [5] The Emperor's New Clothes debuted in London on 21 April 2015, followed by a question-and-answer session with Brand. It made its international debut in the Spotlight Category on 24 April at the Tribeca Film Festival. [6]
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- Michael Winterbottom
- Michael Winterbottom
- Russell Brand
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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
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 , Iben Hjejle, and Tim McInnerny. The plot revisions the history surrounding Napoleon's exile to Saint Helena following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Although set in Paris, the film was mostly ...
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. Alan Taylor. Director, Screenplay. Simon Leys. Novel. Kevin Molony.
