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Napoleon (2023)
Where Napoleon says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Revolutionary Paris, Notre-Dame, Egypt and Russia were all shot in England, Malta and Morocco
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Scenes and places
The guillotine that opens the film (1793)
Napoleon, a young officer, stands in the crowd and watches Marie Antoinette beheaded. The film starts with him as a bystander to power, not yet holding any.
Set in Paris — Paris in 1793, where a crowd watches Marie Antoinette led to the guillotine. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Revolutionary Paris, with the guillotine as its centre.
Filmed at Somerset House, London — The Marie Antoinette execution was filmed in this courtyard. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The siege of Toulon (1793)
Napoleon is put in charge of the siege and takes the fort that covers the harbour. Artillery does the job, and the win gets him noticed.
Set in Toulon — The French port Napoleon retakes from British ships with artillery. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Mediterranean naval port in the south of France.
Filmed at Fort Ricasoli, Kalkara, Malta — Transformed into the site of the siege of Toulon. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Victims' Ball (1795)
At a wild party, Napoleon cannot take his eyes off Joséphine. She teases him about it, and from that first exchange he is hooked on her.
Set in Paris — A party in Paris for survivors of the Terror, where Napoleon meets Joséphine. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A grand house used as a stand-in for a Paris party venue.
Filmed at Petworth House, West Sussex — Interiors for the Victims' Ball and the Beauharnais château. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Battle of the Pyramids (1798)
Napoleon wins again in Egypt, but news from home pulls his mind away. He hears Joséphine has a lover and leaves his troops to go back.
Set in Pyramids of Giza — The 1798 battle in Egypt where Napoleon beats his enemy in the shadow of the pyramids. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Giza pyramids, as named in the film's battle.
Filmed at Merzouga desert, Morocco — The desert near Merzouga stood in for Egypt. The coordinate is the village, not the exact dune. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The coronation in Notre-Dame (1804)
Napoleon is crowned Emperor, and takes the crown into his own hands to put it on his head. Joséphine stands beside him as empress.
Set in Notre-Dame de Paris — The cathedral where Napoleon is crowned Emperor of the French. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The cathedral on the Île de la Cité in Paris.
Filmed at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln — Stood in for Notre-Dame; filming took place on March 17 and 18, 2022. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The retreat from Russia (1812)
After Moscow is found empty, Napoleon leads the long winter march home. His army wastes away around him.
Set in Russia, winter retreat — Napoleon's army, half a million lost, marches back through the snow.
No single place; the story leaves the exact route open.
Filmed at Hankley Common, Surrey — Prepared as a freezing Russian tundra for the army's retreat. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Bourne Wood, Surrey — Used together with Hankley Common as the snowy battlefield; the source does not split the scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Boughton House, Northamptonshire — Napoleon's staterooms (Fontainebleau and Tuileries Palaces) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Old Royal Naval College (Painted Hall), Greenwich — Château de Saint-Cloud Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Old Royal Naval College, Grand Square, Greenwich — A Parisian street under cannon bombardment Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Napoleon Bonaparte — An army officer who rises from the Revolution's crowds to the crown of France.
- Joséphine — An aristocratic widow Napoleon meets at a party and marries.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Notre-Dame coronation in Napoleon really filmed?
- Where was Egypt in Napoleon really filmed?