The theatrical cut of Ridley Scott's epic biopic clocks in at a measly two and a half hours
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Cast
Vanessa Kirby (Empress Josephine)Joaquin Phoenix (Napoleon Bonaparte)Rupert Everett (Arthur Wellesley)Ben Miles (Coulancourt)Mark Bonnar (Jean-Andoche Junot)Ludivine Sagnier (Theresa Cabarrus)Ian McNeiceTahar Rahim (Paul Barras)Paul Rhys (Talleyrand)Catherine Walker (Marie-Antoinette)Matthew Needham (Lucien Bonaparte)Youssef Kerkour (General Davout)John Hollingworth (Marshal Ney)Scott Handy (Marshal Berthier)Benjamin Chivers (Young Eugene Beauharnais)Edouard Philipponnat (Tsar Alexander)Sam Crane (Jacques-Louis David)Cormac Hyde-Corrin (Mid Shipman)
Director
Ridley Scott
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Synopsis
The film takes a personal look at Napoleon Bonaparte's origins, and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of his addictive, and often volatile, relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.
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