COMEDY . 2001 . 1h 47m . 6.7/10

The Emperor's New Clothes_

Name: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2001-08-11
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.7

"The world's most powerful man is about to fight his greatest battle... between love and glory."

Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.

Starring Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny

6.7/10

Rating

1h 47m

Runtime

2001

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

The world's most powerful man is about to fight his greatest battle... between love and glory.

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Cast

Ian Holm stars as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand in The Emperor's New Clothes.

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Year context

The Emperor's New Clothes was released 25 years ago in 2001.

Overview

Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself...

The Emperor's New Clothes is a Comedy, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 47m.