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Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène (1911)

Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène poster
Directed by
Mario Caserini
Genre
silent film
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film shows Napoleon Bonaparte in exile on Saint Helena after his defeat at Waterloo. It follows his daily life under British guard on the remote island.

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What happens

Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène (titre original : Napoleone a Sant'Elena) est un film italien réalisé par Mario Caserini, sorti en 1911. Ce film muet en noir et blanc met en scène l'empereur des Français Napoléon Ier, déporté par les Anglais sur l'île Sainte-Hélène en 1815 après sa défaite à Waterloo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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