Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 11, 2007

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

History, Drama, TV Movie, War

Original Title

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Nick Murphy

Description

Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and relying on his success in the new and dangerous revolutionary society, his mother and siblings become embroiled in Napoleon's struggle. The opponents are the English but the enemy are the revolutionaries authorities who seek to keep him in his place. Using his astonishing tactical mind, his sheer audacity and extraordinary military bravery, Napoleon emerges victorious and sets out on a path that would one day lead him to the throne of France.