

The Emperor's New Clothes
DirectorAlan Taylor
“The world's most powerful man is about to fight his greatest battle... between love and glory.”
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
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Trailer
The Emperor's New Clothes (2004) | Film4 Trailer
Cast

Ian Holm
Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

Iben Hjejle
Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut

Tim McInnerny
Dr. Lambert

Nigel Terry
Montholon

Eddie Marsan
Louis Marchand
Tom Watson
Gerard

Hugh Bonneville
Bertrand

Murray Melvin
Antommarchi

Clive Russell
Sergeant Justin Bommel
Bob Mason
Captain Nicholls

Trevor Cooper
Leaud

Chris Langham
Maurice
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