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.
Ian Holm
as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
Iben Hjejle
as Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
Tim McInnerny
as Dr. Lambert
Nigel Terry
as Montholon
Eddie Marsan
as Louis Marchand
Tom Watson
as Gerard
Hugh Bonneville
as Bertrand
Murray Melvin
as Antommarchi
Clive Russell
as Sergeant Justin Bommel
Bob Mason
as Captain Nicholls
Trevor Cooper
as Leaud
Chris Langham
as Maurice
