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Man of Destiny

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Country
Australia

How it feels

A television adaptation of a George Bernard Shaw play. It follows Napoleon Bonaparte in his early career.

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What happens

Man of Destiny is a 1963 Australian television play directed by Christopher Muir. It was based on the 1897 play Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw. Just like the play it revolves around the early career of Napoleon Bonaparte. The play would be filmed again by the ABC in 1967. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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