• 1974
Napoleon and Love

Summary A dramatized account of Napoleon's love life and his many women. From first love, marriage, and betrayal with Josephine, liaisons with actresses, his love for the beautiful patriotic Marie Walewska and his second marriage to Austrian Marie-Louise, all the time seeking an heir, and building an empire. There are nine fifty-minute episodes. View more details

  • 1974

Napoleon and Love

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Ian Holm Peter Jeffrey Billie Whitelaw Peter Bowles

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7.1

Details

Genres : Drama Romance History War Biography

Release date : Mar 4, 1974

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Thames Television

Summary A dramatized account of Napoleon's love life and his many women. From first love, marriage, and betrayal with Josephine, liaisons with actresses, his love for the beautiful patriotic Marie Walewska and his second marriage to Austrian Marie-Louise, all the time seeking an heir, and building an empire. There are nine fifty-minute episodes. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Romance History War Biography

Release date : Mar 4, 1974

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Thames Television

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Billie Whitelaw in Napoleon and Love (1974) Catherine Schell and Kevin Stoney in Napoleon and Love (1974) Ian Holm in Napoleon and Love (1974) Peter Blythe in Napoleon and Love (1974) Ian Holm and Edward de Souza in Napoleon and Love (1974) Napoleon and Love (1974) Napoleon and Love (1974) Billie Whitelaw in Napoleon and Love (1974) Ian Holm and Billie Whitelaw in Napoleon and Love (1974) Ian Holm and Stephanie Beacham in Napoleon and Love (1974) Ian Holm and Stephanie Beacham in Napoleon and Love (1974) Ian Holm and Billie Whitelaw in Napoleon and Love (1974)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 04, 1974
Rose
Marseilles, 1795. Broke and unemployed, Napoleon seeks the hand of Desiree, a relative of his sister-in-law, who possesses a substantial dowry. When her parents reject him, he leaves for Paris, where he secures an important position and meets Josephine.
Episode 2 • Mar 11, 1974
Josephine
While Napoleon wages a brilliant campaign in Italy, Josephine conducts an affair with a handsome captain in Paris. When Napoleon demands that she join him in Milan, she replies that she can't travel, but Napoleon's passion for her grows greater each day.
Episode 3 • Mar 18, 1974
Pauline
Campaigning in Egypt, Napoleon hears of Josephine's infidelity. Heartbroken, he embarks on an affair of his own with Pauline, the wife of a French lieutenant, and promises to marry her after divorcing Josephine.
Episode 4 • Mar 25, 1974
Georgina
Now first consul of France and on the brink of becoming emperor, Napoleon takes a series of mistresses. The greatest threat to Josephine is an ambitious young actress, Mademoiselle George, whom Napoleon calls Georgina.
Episode 5 • Apr 01, 1974
Eleonore
Napoleon is the emperor of France but still has no heir. Is he infertile, or is Josephine too old? Napoleon's sister Caroline arranges a new mistress for him, Eleonore, who soon becomes pregnant. But is the child really his?
Episode 6 • Apr 08, 1974
Maria Walewska
The Emperor frees Warsaw from the Russians and falls in love with Marie Walewska, who spurns his advances until Polish patriots convince her otherwise. If she becomes Napoleon's mistress, perhaps she can curry favor for Poland.
Episode 7 • Apr 15, 1974
Maria Luisa
Napoleon needs a son and knows that Josephine can never give him one. Josephine's final desperate ploy--spreading rumors of Napoleon's impotence--fails. Napoleon divorces her and demands the hand of the Austrian emperor's daughter.
Episode 8 • Apr 22, 1974
Louise
Napoleon weds Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria, a young woman with large sexual appetites. Before long, she is pregnant. Following a difficult labor, she delivers a son and immediately wants another, but Napoleon has world domination on his mind.
Episode 9 • Apr 29, 1974
The End of Love
When Napoleon's Russian expedition fails, he is forced to abdicate and retreat to Elba. Josephine takes ill and remains faithful to the end. Napoleon returns to France in triumph, but soon faces Waterloo and his ultimate destiny.
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