Drama ·History · France · 1989 · 1h 57m

The Hostage of Europe

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Director
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Cast
Roland Blanche as Napoleon Bonaparte Vernon Dobtcheff as Hudson Lowe François Berléand as Generał Charles Tristan de Montholon Didier Flamand as Generał Henri Gatien Bertrand Ronald Guttman as Generał Gaspard Gourgaud Maria Gładkowska as Madame Albine de Montholon
Crew
Wiesław Zdort — Director of Photography Józef Bartczak — Editor Jerzy Kawalerowicz — Writer Miłko Marinov — Production Design Jacek Turewicz — Production Design Zdravko Marinov — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Jerzy Kawalerowicz Director Wiesław Zdort Director of Photography Józef Bartczak Editor Jerzy Kawalerowicz Writer Miłko Marinov Production Design Jacek Turewicz Production Design Zdravko Marinov Production Design Danuta Kowner-Hałatek Costume Design Judy Shrewsbury Costume Design
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