Overview
The miniseries charts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career from his return after the Egyptian campaign to his downfall and exile on Elba, portraying his political maneuvering, military ambition, and complex relationships with key figures such as Talleyrand, Fouché, Murat, Tsar Alexander, Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Countess Marie Walewska.
Cast
- Jean-François Stévenin as Napoléon Bonaparte
- Jan Nowicki as Murat/Barras
- Bruno Madinier as Lucien Bonaparte
- Jean-Claude Durand as Talleyrand
- Andrzej Seweryn as Tsar Alexandre
- Jacques Frantz as Murat
- Jerzy Kryszak as Fouche
- Krzysztof Zanussi as Narrator/Commentator
- James Faulkner as Maitland
- Béatrice Agenin as Joséphine de Beauharnais