Napoleon
Napoléon et l'Europe
Release: 1991-01-11
·Runtime: 312m
Drama
History
Napoleon (French: Napoléon et l'Europe) is a six-part French–Polish historical miniseries that aired on France 3 in early 1991. It 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.
Production Countries
Belgium
France
Canada
Poland
Production Companies
Centralna Wytwórnia Programów i Filmów Telewizyjnych „POLTEL”
France 3
La Sept
Cast
Jean-François Stévenin
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Jan Nowicki
as Murat/Barras
Bruno Madinier
as Lucien Bonaparte/Lucien
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
Christoph Waltz
as Karl Emmanuel
François Perrot
as Talleyrand
Philippe Bouclet
as Caulaincourt
Krzysztof Luft
as Frederic Guillaume de Prusse
Monika Świtaj
as Louise de Prusse
Marek Barbasiewicz
as French general/Segur
Jerzy Gudejko
as Constant/Benjamin Constant
Liliana Komorowska
as Hortense/Hortense de Beauharnais
Krzysztof Stroiński
as Lavalette
Adam Ferency
as Duroc
Michał Pawlicki
as Berthier
Jacek Domański
as Joseph/Joseph Bonaparte
Crew
José Fonseca e Costa
Director
Eberhard Itzenplitz
Director
Janusz Majewski
Director
Francis Megahy
Director
Krzysztof Zanussi
Director
Jean Gruault
Writer
Carlos Saboga
Writer
Krzysztof Zanussi
Writer
António da Cunha Telles
Producer
Slawomir Idziak
Cinematography
Elso Roque
Cinematography
Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz
Cinematography