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The Emperor

Elizabeth Hobbs · UK · Comedy / Adventure / Animation · 4 min · 5.3K views

Directed by Elizabeth Hobbs · Starring Jonathon Booth · 2001

A narrated watercolour tale of a plot to free Napoleon from exile on St Helena, with a curious detour into the fate of his pickled remains.

Flowing hand-painted watercolour animation meets a wry, eccentric slice of Napoleonic history.

The tale of a quest to free Napoleon Bonaparte from exile on the island of St Helena, including fresh insight into the mystery of The Emperor's pickled private parts.

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