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* AbilityOverAppearance: The burly Creator/GerardDepardieu as Fouché, who was quite skinny in real life.
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* FakeNationality: A staple. Joséphine, Talleyrand, Alexander, Metternich, and Pius VII are all played by people of nationalities other than their historical counterparts (an Italian, an American, and three Brits respectively). Marshal Jean Lannes and Napoleon's aide Armand de Caulaincourt are both played by German actors, Creator/SebastianKoch and Heino Ferch respectively.

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* FakeNationality: A staple. Joséphine, [[UsefulNotes/JosephineDeBeauharnais Joséphine]], Talleyrand, Alexander, Metternich, and Pius VII are all played by people of nationalities other than their historical counterparts (an Italian, an American, and three Brits respectively). Marshal Jean Lannes and Napoleon's aide Armand de Caulaincourt are both played by German actors, Creator/SebastianKoch and Heino Ferch respectively.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristianClavier as Napoleon, Creator/GerardDepardieu as Fouché, Creator/IsabellaRossellini as Josephine de Beauharnais, Creator/JohnMalkovich as Talleyrand, Creator/TobyStephens as Czar Alexander I and Creator/JulianSands as Metternich.

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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristianClavier as Napoleon, Creator/GerardDepardieu as Fouché, Creator/IsabellaRossellini as Josephine de Beauharnais, UsefulNotes/JosephineDeBeauharnais, Creator/JohnMalkovich as Talleyrand, Creator/TobyStephens as Czar Alexander I and Creator/JulianSands as Metternich.
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* InspirationForTheWork: In order to find inspiration to play Napoleon, Creator/ChristianClavier turned to Creator/PierreMondy, who portrayed him in Abel Gance's ''Austerlitz'' (1960). Mondy simply told him "Put the hat on, think of your taxes. There you'll have the stare".

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* InspirationForTheWork: In order to find inspiration to play Napoleon, Creator/ChristianClavier turned to Creator/PierreMondy, who portrayed him in Abel Gance's ''Austerlitz'' (1960).''Film/{{Austerlitz}}''. Mondy simply told him "Put the hat on, think of your taxes. There you'll have the stare".
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* InspirationForTheWork: In order to find inspiration to play Napoleon, Creator/ChristianClavier turned to Creator/PierreMondy, who portrayed him in Abel Gance's ''Austerlitz'' (1960). Mondy simply told him "Put the hat on, think of your taxes. There you'll have the stare".
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on television he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} [[Series/LesMiserables2000 adaptation]] of ''Literature/LesMiserables''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies {{comed|y}}ies and continuing up to this day, yet on television he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} [[Series/LesMiserables2000 adaptation]] of ''Literature/LesMiserables''.
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* FollowTheLeader: One of several prestige French TV miniseries that came in the wake of 1998's ''Series/{{The Count of Monte Cristo|1998}}''.

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* FollowTheLeader: One of several prestige French TV miniseries that came in the wake of 1998's ''Series/{{The Count of Monte Cristo|1998}}''.Cristo|1998}}'' (written by the same guy even, Didier Decoin, and with Creator/GerardDepardieu in the cast as well).
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on television he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Literature/LesMiserables''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on television he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation [[Series/LesMiserables2000 adaptation]] of ''Literature/LesMiserables''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on television he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Franchise/LesMiserables''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on television he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Franchise/LesMiserables''.''Literature/LesMiserables''.
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* FollowTheLeader: One of several prestige French TV miniseries that came in the wake of 1998's ''Series/{{The Count of Monte Cristo|1998}}''.
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** Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there's the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné, the [[Film/Napoleon1955 1955 Sacha Guitry film]] with Daniel Gélin and Raymond Pellegrin, and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.

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** Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there's the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné, the 1955 Creator/SachaGuitry [[Film/Napoleon1955 1955 Sacha Guitry film]] film duology]] with Daniel Gélin and Raymond Pellegrin, and the 2023 Creator/RidleyScott [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.
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** Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there's the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.

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** Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there's the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné Dieudonné, the [[Film/Napoleon1955 1955 Sacha Guitry film]] with Daniel Gélin and Raymond Pellegrin, and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.

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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there's the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.

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Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there's the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.productions.
** For a non-Bonaparte related example, there's 1995's ''Film/{{Napoleon|1995}}''.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.

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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there there's the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Probably dozens, but on this wiki at least there the [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927 Abel Gance film]] with Albert Dieudonné and the [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023 Ridley Scott film]] with Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in addition to the miniseries. The acute accent on the "e" of "Napoléon" is for the French (or heavily French) productions.
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* FakeNationality: A staple. Josephine, Talleyrand, Alexander, Metternich, and Pius VII are all played by people of nationalities other than their historical counterparts (an Italian, an American, and three Brits respectively). Marshal Jean Lannes and Napoleon's aide Armand de Caulaincourt are both played by German actors, Creator/SebastianKoch and Heino Ferch respectively.

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* FakeNationality: A staple. Josephine, Joséphine, Talleyrand, Alexander, Metternich, and Pius VII are all played by people of nationalities other than their historical counterparts (an Italian, an American, and three Brits respectively). Marshal Jean Lannes and Napoleon's aide Armand de Caulaincourt are both played by German actors, Creator/SebastianKoch and Heino Ferch respectively.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on TV he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Franchise/LesMiserables''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on TV television he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Franchise/LesMiserables''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on TV he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Franchise/LesMiserables''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on TV he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Franchise/LesMiserables''.''Franchise/LesMiserables''.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristianClavier as Napoleon, Creator/GerardDepardieu as Fouché, Creator/IsabellaRossellini as Josephine de Beauharnais, Creator/JohnMalkovich as Talleyrand, Creator/TobyStephens as Czar Alexander I and Creator/JulianSands as Metternich.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Czar Alexander I makes several anti-English remarks to ingratiate himself with Napoleon. He's played by Brit Creator/TobyStephens, who makes no effort to hide his natural accent.
* FakeNationality: A staple. Josephine, Talleyrand, Alexander, Metternich, and Pius VII are all played by people of nationalities other than their historical counterparts (an Italian, an American, and three Brits respectively). Marshal Jean Lannes and Napoleon's aide Armand de Caulaincourt are both played by German actors, Creator/SebastianKoch and Heino Ferch respectively.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The entirety of Clavier's theatrical filmography is made of comedies and continuing to this day, yet on TV he started taking serious and dramatic roles in the early 2000s such as this one and Monsieur Thénardier in the 2000 {{miniseries}} adaptation of ''Franchise/LesMiserables''.

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