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It was released in theaters on November 22, 2023.
The film broadly depicts aspects of the life of French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte ( Joaquin Phoenix) including his rise to power during The French Revolution, his addictive and volatile relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais ( Vanessa Kirby), some major battles he fought against other European powers, and his eventual downfall. It also marks Scott's return to the Napoleonic Wars era after his debut film The Duellists. Napoleon is a 2023 epic American-British historical biopic film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Scarpa.
