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Napoleon
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2023 film directed by Ridley Scott
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Napoleon is a 2023 historical and biographical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, who also served as a producer alongside Kevin J. Walsh. The screenplay was written by David Scarpa. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, and Youssef Kerkour. Production was handled by Scott Free Productions and Apple Studios, with Dariusz Wolski as director of photography, Arthur Max as production designer, Janty Yates as costume designer, and Martin Phipps as composer. The film is in English and has a runtime of 158 minutes.
The movie originated in the United States and United Kingdom. It was distributed by Apple TV and Sony Pictures Releasing in video on demand and direct-to-video formats. The film received an R rating. Critical reception included a Metascore of 64 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 58%. Audience ratings on IMDb and TMDb were 6.3 and 6.309, respectively. The film was nominated for three Oscars and accumulated six wins and 47 nominations in total.
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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.
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
Themes
- empire
- france
- general
- biography
- napoleon bonaparte
- based on true story
- napoleonic wars
- 18th century
- 19th century
- violence
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
186,831 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Biography
- 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
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $130–200 million
- Box office
- $222.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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