The Hostage of Europe (1989)
1989 · 1h 57m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
On the island of Saint Helena, a prisoner Napoleon resisted allies who, through the voice of the English governor, Hudson Lowe, tried to humiliate him, break him, poison him in the figurative sense of the word, and perhaps literally.
Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Writers: Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Music by: Maciej Małecki
Cinematography: Wiesław Zdort
Editor: Józef Bartczak
Cast
Roland Blanche as Napoleon BonaparteVernon Dobtcheff as Hudson LoweFrançois Berléand as Generał Charles Tristan de MontholonDidier Flamand as Generał Henri Gatien BertrandRonald Guttman as Generał Gaspard GourgaudMaria Gładkowska as Madame Albine de MontholonLeon Charewicz as LokajAgnieszka Mirowska-TomaszewskaArkadiusz Bazak as Admirał George CockburnPiotr Grabowski as Engilsh OfficerIsabelle Petit-Jacques as Madame BertrandCatriona MacColl as Lady LoweMore like this
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