Basic Information
Region
:
2
Video
:
Pal
16:9
Audio
:
Dolby Digital 5.1: French (with subtitles), Spanish . Dolby Digital Stereo: French (with subtitles), Spanish
Subtitles
:
Spanish
Rating
:
13
Launch date
:
6/24/2004
Synopsis
EPISODE 1 – (1795-1800)
In the aftermath of the French Revolution, a young, unruly and unpaid Corsican general attracts the eye of the glamorous Josephine de Beauharnais (Isabella Rossellini), who has recently escaped the guillotine. They marry, but Napoleon´s ambition leads him to Italy and Egypt, where he engineers starting victories for France. Returning a hero, he seizes power from the inept Directoire and installs himself as the leader of a new republic.
EPISODE 2 – (1800-1807)
Crowned Emperor of the French by the Pope, and with internal dissent stifled, Napoleon turns his attention to enemies beyond France´s borders. But a decisive victory against a coalition of Austrian and Russian forces, which should herald peace, only leads to more fighting, and now some of Napoleon´s closest allies, jealous of his immense power, begin to turn against him.
EPISODE 3 – (1807-1812)
In the aftermath of a costly campaign in Spain, Napoleon loses the loyalty of many of those closest to him. While he has defeated the latest alliance arrayed against him, the hard-won peace is fragile and he sees but one chance to preserve it--ally himself with Austria by marrying Marie Louise, the Emperor´s daughter. She gives him an heir, but his joy is tempered by news that Russian troops are preparing for war.
EPISODE 4 – (1812-1821)
Napoleon´s "Great Army," 600,000 strong when it set out, is decimated by the Russian winter on the retreat from Moscow. With its destruction comes the end of Napoleon´s ability to preserve his power, and his return to France is closely followed by invading Austrian and Russian troops--and exile for the man who forced his will upon a continent.
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