Napoleon
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Film · TMDB
6.3An 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.
Released: 2023-11-22158 minDir: Ridley ScottHistory, War, Romance
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.3/10
186,831 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
64/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 6 wins & 47 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ridley Scott
- Written by
- David Scarpa
- Produced by
- Ridley Scott Kevin J. Walsh Mark Huffam Joaquin Phoenix
- Starring
- Joaquin Phoenix Vanessa Kirby
- Cinematography
- Dariusz Wolski
- Edited by
- Claire Simpson Sam Restivo
- Music by
- Martin Phipps
- Production companies
- Apple Studios Scott Free Productions
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures Apple Original Films
- Release dates
- November 14, 2023 ( 2023-11-14 ) ( Salle Pleyel ) November 22, 2023 ( 2023-11-22 ) (United States and United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 157 minutes 205 minutes (Director's cut)
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
Key dates
- Published
- 23 November 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Napoleon
- Depicts
- Napoleon
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Screenwriter
- David Scarpa
- Cast member
- Abubakar Salim
- Composer
- Martin Phipps
Article
Napoleon is a 2023 epic historical war film directed and co-produced by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa. Based on the life of Napoleon and primarily depicting his rise to power, as well as his relationship with his wife, Joséphine, it stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine.
In October 2020, Scott announced Napoleon as his next project. Following delays and recastings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming began in February 2022 in England, lasting several months. In addition to writer David Scarpa, frequent Scott collaborators included cinematographer Dariusz Wolski and editor Claire Simpson.