The Emperor's New Clothes

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.

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  Ian Holm

  Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
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  Iben Hjejle

  Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
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  Tim McInnerny

  Dr. Lambert
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  Nigel Terry

  Montholon
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  Eddie Marsan

  Louis Marchand
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  Hugh Bonneville

  Bertrand
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  Murray Melvin

  Antommarchi
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  Clive Russell

  Sergeant Justin Bommel
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  Trevor Cooper

  Leaud
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  Chris Langham

  Maurice