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Napoleon

Napoleon

2000•3h 36m•8.0/10
HistoryDocumentary

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8.0/10(3)

In David Grubin's NAPOLEON watch Napoleon's rise from obscurity to victories that made him a hero to the French people and convinced him he was destined for greatness. Learn of his love for Josephine Beauharnais, and his rise to Emperor. Witness his extraordinary achievements and ultimately his fall, his final battles, his exile to Elba, and his defeat at Waterloo. For nearly two decades he strode the world stage like a colossus -- loved and despised, venerated and feared. From his birth on the rugged island of Corsica to his final exile on the godforsaken island of St. Helena, NAPOLEON brings this extraordinary figure to life.

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Production

Devillier Donegan Enterprises, David Grubin Productions, PBS Docstar

Language

EN

Status

Released

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David McCullough

David McCullough

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