This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon retains a loyal entourage of officers who help him plot his escape and evade the attentions of the island's overzealous governor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
Philippe Torreton
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Richard E. Grant
as Hudson Lowe
Jay Rodan
as Basil Heathcote
Elsa Zylberstein
as Albine de Montholon
Roschdy Zem
as Marshal Bertrand
Bruno Putzulu
as Cipriani
Stéphane Freiss
as Gen. Montholon
Frédéric Pierrot
as Gen. Gourgaud
Siobhan Hewlett
as Betsy Balcombe
Peter Sullivan
as Thomas Reade
Stanley Townsend
as Dr. O'Meara
Igor Skreblin
as Ali
