Napoleon
Ambitious young general Napoleon Bonaparte races against revolutionary chaos and rival powers to forge his destiny as France’s savior, even as his marriage to the alluring Josephine threatens to undermine his quest for glory.
“He came from nothing. He conquered everything.”
Synopsis
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
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A crew of 101+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Sam RestivoShot by Dariusz WolskiScored by Martin PhippsDesigned by Arthur Max
Box Office
2023 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$222.4M
US & Canada: $61.5M — 28% of worldwide · International: $160.9M (72%)
Opening weekend: $12.1M — 20% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $12.1M — 20% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,500 theaters
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- NapoleonDirector’s Cut
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Also known as
- Napoleónes
- Napoléonfr
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Cast & Crew
101 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Joaquin Phoenix
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Vanessa Kirby
as Josephine Bonaparte
Tahar Rahim
as Paul Barras
Rupert Everett
as Duke of Wellington
Mark Bonnar
as Junot
Paul Rhys
as Talleyrand
Ben Miles
as Caulaincourt
Riana Duce
as Lucille
Ludivine Sagnier
as Theresa Cabarrus
Edouard Philipponnat
as Tsar Alexander
Miles Jupp
as Emperor Francis I
Scott Handy
as Marshal Berthier
Supporting cast
78Youssef Kerkour
as Marshal Davout
John Hollingworth
as Marshal Ney
Abubakar Salim
as General Dumas
Thom Ashley
as La Bedoyere
Jannis Niewohner
as Hippolyte Charles
Julian Rhind Tutt
as Sieyes
John Hodgkinson
as Fouche
Erin Ainsworth
as Hortense I
Isabella Brownson
as Hortense II
Benjamin Chivers
as Eugene I
Sam Meakin
as Eugene II
Sinead Cusack
as Letizia Bonaparte
Harriet Bunton
as Pauline Bonaparte
Charlie Greenwood
as Caroline Bonaparte
Audrey Brisson Jutras
as Elisa Bonaparte
Matthew Needham
as Lucien Bonaparte
Sam Crane
as Jacques-Louis David
Sam Troughton
as Robespierre
Edward Bennett
as Royalist Supporter
Julian Wadham
as Jean de Cambaceres
Catherine Walker
as Marie Antoinette
Honor Kneafsey
as Marie Antoinette Kid #1
Alexander Shaw
as Marie Antoinette Kid #2
Phil Cornwell
as Sanson the Bourreau
Harry Taurasi
as Citizen Lacombe
Edward Mercieca
as General Carteaux
Arthur Mcbain
as General Marchand
Andy Burse
as Drunken British Guard
Jonathan Rice
as Dealer | Victim's Ball
Emeric Bernard Jones
as Barras' Friend #1
Bay Bryan
as Barras' Friend #2
Michael Twaits
as Barras' Friend #3
Michael O Connor
as Charles Leclerc
Dominic Coleman
as Clerk | Storage Room
Ian Mcneice
as Louis XVIII
Richard Mccabe
as Lord Whitworth
Tom Godwin
as Austrian Ambassador
Gavin Spokes
as Moulin
Catherine Harvey
as Moulin's Wife
David Verrey
as Gohier
Benedict Martin
as Roger Ducos
Edward Hogg
as Citizen Gilbert
Ed Hughes
as Lucien's Associate
Jonathan Barnwell
as Bourrienne (Napoleon's Secretary)
Robin Soans
as Pope Pius VII
Abigail Weinstock
as Eleanore
Bart Lambert
as Cosack Scout (Lake)
Joshua Leese
as French Signal Man #1 (Austerlitz)
Nicholas Shaw
as French Signal Man #2 (Austerlitz)
Anna Mawn
as The Duchess Marie Louise
Imogen Slaughter
as Nurse | Baby Napoleon
Mitchell Baggott
as French Corporal
Ned Costello
as French Grenadier (Butcher)
John Mula
as Fisherman | Golfe-Juan
Kevin Eldon
as Dr Corvisart
Henry Morgan
as Little Boy | Grasse
Logan Truter
as Little Boy #2 (Grasse)
Saxon Fox
as Little Boy #3 (Grasse)
Richard Leeming
as Messenger | Tuileries
Billy Byers
as Napoleon's Boy Waterloo
Tim Faulkner
as Blucher
Peter Sandys Clarke
as British Lieutenant | Waterloo
Tim Delap
as Imperial Guard | Waterloo
Charlie Barrett
as French Scout Waterloo (Horses)
Olivia Juno Cleverley
as Girl St Helena
Sophie Wohlfeld
as Girl #2 St Helena
Cormac Hyde Corrin
as Mid Shipman #1
Hal Gavin
as Mid Shipman #2
Michael Nardone
as Plotter (Jacobin Club)
Chris Barltrop
as Elderly Male Vagrant #1 | Moscow
Robert Goodman
as Elderly Male Vagrant #2 | Moscow
Sophie Lund
as Nanny
Oliver Phillips
as British Express Rider
Morgan Watkins
as Prussian Officer
Ed Eales White
as Duke D'Enghien (uncredited)
Jacob Marshfield
as Cannon Commander (uncredited)
Jean Pascal Heynemand
as 5th Musket Regiment Drummer (uncredited)
Theodore Zammit
as Local (uncredited)
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