In 1815, a soldier becomes the Governor of St. Helena, and jailer of Napoleon.In 1815, a soldier becomes the Governor of St. Helena, and jailer of Napoleon.In 1815, a soldier becomes the Governor of St. Helena, and jailer of Napoleon.
Athol Coats
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- TriviaThis was first announced in 1967 as a starring vehicle for Albert Finney, Anouk Aimee, and Robert Ryan.
- GoofsNapoleon asks a British guard where he did battle. The guard replies, "Egypt, Waterloo, Corsica." The British had not fought at Corsica, by the time Napoleon was on Elba. While the British did have a NAVAL battle in Egypt against the French (August 1798), the soldier would have to be on a naval vessel. The British fought at Waterloo AFTER Napoleon escaped from Elba.
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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Pope considered me despicable, yet he crossed the Alps to anoint me. The King of Austria called me a Corsican gutter rat, and gave me his daughter as a bride. Anyone can make use of a friend. The trick is to use one's enemies.
- ConnectionsRemake of Eagle in a Cage (1965)
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Life on St. Helena
Another man who didn't enjoy power so much might have found life on St. Helena pleasant enough. This rocky island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean southern hemisphere seems a pleasant enough prison as a jail for one man alone. Kenneth Haigh as the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte has an old mistress in Billie Whitelaw visiting, he has a personal physician in Michael Williams. Even the governor of the island Ralph Richardson has his reasons for seeing to the exiled Emperor's comfort albeit Richardson is one stuffy bore.
But Bonaparte is about power and when visiting British Lord John Gielgud arrives with a proposition to get back to Europe with a Mission Impossible type mission Haigh is more than tempted. The United Kingdom had a Foreign Secretary at the time named Lord Castlereagh who firmly believed that Great Britain had no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests. Gielgud is his representative in every way.
Only when the two acting knights are together does this film have any spark to it. I do so love the way Gielgud and Richardson play off each other, Gielgud the supreme cynic and Richardson a dull plodder.
But other than that the pace of this film is excruciatingly dull and sluggish. Not even Gielgud and Richardson can save it.
But Bonaparte is about power and when visiting British Lord John Gielgud arrives with a proposition to get back to Europe with a Mission Impossible type mission Haigh is more than tempted. The United Kingdom had a Foreign Secretary at the time named Lord Castlereagh who firmly believed that Great Britain had no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests. Gielgud is his representative in every way.
Only when the two acting knights are together does this film have any spark to it. I do so love the way Gielgud and Richardson play off each other, Gielgud the supreme cynic and Richardson a dull plodder.
But other than that the pace of this film is excruciatingly dull and sluggish. Not even Gielgud and Richardson can save it.
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- Aug 17, 2014
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