A certain General Bonaparte
| Movie | |
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| German title | A certain General Bonaparte |
| Original title | Eagle in a cage |
| Country of production | USA , UK |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 103 minutes |
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| Director | Fielder Cook |
| script | Millard Lampell |
| production | Millard Lampell, Albert Schwartz |
| music | Marc Wilkinson |
| camera | Frano Vodopivec |
| cut | Max Benedict |
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A Certain General Bonaparte is a British - American fictional film from 1972. The film describes the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's life on St. Helena and contains a fictitious political plot.
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After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo , Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to the British. They banish him to the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena. The film draws a psychological character study of the man who was once the most powerful ruler in Europe and now has to spend the rest of his life under sometimes humiliating circumstances as a prisoner on a tiny island. After a failed attempt to escape, the British government offers him to return to France and take power there again - albeit with strict conditions on the part of the British. The British government is concerned about the unstable situation in France. When Napoleon tries to leave, symptoms of stomach cancer become apparent in him. The British government withdraws its offer and lets him die as a prisoner on St. Helena.
Production notes
- The film was shot in 1970 in Yugoslavia .
- The role of General Gourgand is played by an African-American actor - Moses Gunn. The real General Gourgand was white.
- In the film, Hudson Lowe receives Napoleon upon his arrival. In reality, Napoleon arrived on St. Helena in December 1815 and Lowe only in April 1816.
criticism
A review in the New York Times praised Gielguds and Williams' play but criticized the dialogues between Napoleon and his lover.
Web links
- A certain General Bonaparte in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A certain General Bonaparte as a complete film in the Internet Archive