Top billed cast

1. 

   John Gielgud

   Lord Sissal

2. 

   Ralph Richardson

   Sir Hudson Lowe

3. 

   Billie Whitelaw

   Madame Bertrand

4. 

   Kenneth Haigh

   Napoleon Bonaparte

5. 

   Moses Gunn

   General Gourgaud

6. 

   Lee Montague

   Cipriani

7. 

   Georgina Hale

   Betty Balcombe

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-28

Somehow or other, Kenneth Haigh just hasn't the wherewithal to carry off this story of Napoleon's exile on St. Helena. What we are left with, despite decent efforts from Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir John Gielgud and Billie Whitelaw, is really as dull as the exiled Emperor's life must have actually been on the island at the time. Only once, could there be described as any action - otherwise it is all a very talky exercise that makes for 100 minutes of pretty wearisome stuff. There is some nice photography (of Yugoslavia) to be seen, but I'm struggling to think of anything else to write... Pity he ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• exile
• napoleon bonaparte
• fortress