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Dec 7, 2001 · With Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny, Tom Watson. During Napoleon's exile on St. Helena, some loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed Emperor. While the impostor lives in luxury on the island, the real Napoleon returns to Paris in order to retake the throne.
- (2.8K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Alan Taylor
- 2001-12-07
The Emperor's New Clothes is a 2001 historical drama film directed by Alan Taylor and based on the 1992 novel The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys. The film stars Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte (his third performance as the military and political leader, after 1974's Napoleon and Love and 1981's Time Bandits ), Iben Hjejle , and Tim ...
Plot. The tale concerns an emperor who has an obsession with fancy new clothes, and spends lavishly on them, at the expense of state matters. One day two con-men visit the emperor's capital. Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are incompetent or stupid.
- H. C Andersen, Dorothée Duntz, Anthea Bell
- 1837
Dec 16, 2015 · The Emperor's New Clothes: Directed by Michael Winterbottom. With Russell Brand, Geraint Anderson, Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Paul Belmondo. A look at the growing disparity between different economic classes.
- (1.4K)
- Documentary
- Michael Winterbottom
- 2015-12-16
May 15, 1987 · The Emperor's New Clothes: Directed by David Irving. With Sid Caesar, Robert Morse, Jason Carter, Lysette Anthony. In Europe several several centuries ago, a group of prisoners about to be executed are freed as part of the celebration of the upcoming marriage of the emperor's daughter, Princess Gilda, to a very rich prince from ...
- (265)
- Comedy, Family, Musical
- David Irving
- 1987-05-15
Sir Ian Holm as Emperor Napoleon Bonepart and Iben Hjejle as Pumpkin, a peasant who falls in love with him, in Alan Taylor's 19th Century fable, THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES.
- (85)
- Comedy
- PG
Jun 28, 2002 · A comedy about Napoleon's double who escapes from St. Helena and tries to regain his power in Paris. Ian Holm plays both Napoleon and his lookalike Eugene Lenormand, who falls in love with a melon seller.
