Napoleon

Synopsis

The miniseries charts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career from his return after the Egyptian campaign to his downfall and exile on Elba, portraying his political maneuvering, military ambition, and complex relationships with key figures such as Talleyrand, Fouché, Murat, Tsar Alexander, Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Countess Marie Walewska.

Cast

Jean-François Stévenin

Napoléon Bonaparte

Jan Nowicki

Murat/Barras

Bruno Madinier

Lucien Bonaparte

Jean-Claude Durand

Talleyrand

Andrzej Seweryn

Tsar Alexandre

Jacques Frantz

Murat

Jerzy Kryszak

Fouche

Krzysztof Zanussi

Narrator/Commentator

James Faulkner

Maitland

Béatrice Agenin

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Christoph Waltz

Karl Emmanuel

François Perrot

Talleyrand

Philippe Bouclet

Caulaincourt

Krzysztof Luft

Frederic Guillaume de Prusse

Monika Świtaj

Louise de Prusse

Marek Barbasiewicz

French general/Segur

Jerzy Gudejko

Benjamin Constant

Liliana Komorowska

Hortense de Beauharnais

Krzysztof Stroiński

Lavalette

Adam Ferency

Duroc

Crew

Camera

• Sławomir Idziak Director of Photography
• Elso Roque Director of Photography
• Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz Director of Photography
• Grzegorz Kędzierski Director of Photography
• Jarosław Żamojda Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Dorota Roqueplo Costume Design
• Andrzej Szenajch Costume Design

Directing

• Krzysztof Zanussi Director
• José Fonseca e Costa Director
• Eberhard Itzenplitz Director
• Pierre Lary Director
• Janusz Majewski Director
• Francis Megahy Director

Production

• António da Cunha Telles Producer

Sound

• Wojciech Kilar Original Music Composer

Writing

• Jean Gruault Writer
• Carlos Saboga Writer
• Krzysztof Zanussi Writer

Seasons & episodes