Napoleon Ending Explained
Ridley Scott's Napoleon highlights the titular subject's life. From military campaigns to personal tidbits, we break down the biopic's ending.
Napoleon (2023)
From director Ridley Scott and writer David Scarpa comes Napoleon, a dramatic historical-epic film that follows the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as he embarks on a lengthy French campaign of conquest. The film also focuses on his relationship with Josephine, his Empress and the love of his life, a relationship that was equal parts romantically intense and self-destructive.
Napoleon
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Release Date
- November 22, 2023
- Studio(s)
- Apple, Scott Free Productions
- Distributor(s)
- Apple TV+, Columbia Pictures
- Cast
- Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham
- Writers
- David Scarpa
- Runtime
- 158 Minutes
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