Top billed cast

1. 

   Joaquin Phoenix

   Napoleon Bonaparte

2. 

   Vanessa Kirby

   Josephine Bonaparte

3. 

   Tahar Rahim

   Paul Barras

4. 

   Rupert Everett

   Duke of Wellington

5. 

   Mark Bonnar

   Junot

6. 

   Paul Rhys

   Talleyrand

7. 

   Ben Miles

   Caulaincourt

8. 

   Riana Duce

   Lucille

9. 

   Edouard Philipponnat

   Tsar Alexander

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Reviews

A review by MovieGuys

Written by MovieGuys on 2024-01-12

I had high hopes for Napoleon but the final product was, for me, disappointing.

Lets start by saying this feels more like a cinematic biography than sweeping saga.

The approach taken is to move from set piece to set piece through the passage of this famous figures life. Regrettably, the handling, like Napoleons tryst with Josephine, is quick and crude. Set piece gives way to yet more set pieces,with no real contextual cohesion.

There are a number of historical inaccuracies too. The most glaring being the absence of a younger actor in the earlier part of Napoleons career. This cou...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$165,000,000.00

Revenue
$222,435,664.00

Keywords

• empire
• france
• general
• biography
• napoleon bonaparte
• based on true story
• napoleonic wars
• 18th century
• 19th century
• violence