The Rise & Fall Of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte | The Man Who Would Rule Europe | Timeline

This detailed documentary digs into the private life of the nineteenth century's most extraordinary character - Napoleon Bonaparte. Comprehensive and authoritative but above all entertaining, the documentary provides a compelling portrait of the man and the legend from the early years of his life, through the glorious Imperial years, to the misery of defeat at Waterloo and exile on Elba.

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[DesiRush]

I'm glad these youtube people finally understand we want and DEMAND multi-hour long Napoleon documentaries and we want them NOW.

[peterkazzi]

Just watched the actual movie. If he wanted to do a movie on arguably the greatest conqueror there was. Then display his planning, cunning and execution. Show the strengthening bonds with him and his men. Show the risks of battle paying off. Show his inspiring speech to his men. This man earned his place in history. But rather… the movie was dominated by Josephine, he was belittled and shown to be weak. You never met his generals. You never felt excitement. You only saw what you’d think was a spoilt boy born into kingship. He was never portrayed as charismatic, he was never portrayed as successful. Napoleon was seen as a figure disconnected from reality that held a negative attitude rather than a beaming positive attitude of what he could accomplish. This director took on a film on Napoleon then ignored his history…why do I care about him whining to Josephine for more than half the movie? He won over 50 battles, would you like to delve into some and I’ll watch a romcom for a two hour love story? The pacing of the film is so bad you’ll end up confused as to what’s actually happening with the flashes through time. The explanations are horrid, they should’ve Atleast had a narrator so the butchery wasn’t so bad. To put it plainly friends I feel like a Prussian after the battle of austrilitz after watching that horrid, horrid movie. Please keep Hollywood away from all historical figures.

[bent]

Ridley should have watched this documentary or read a book about Napolean at least. 😂

[NASkeywest]

I love how Napoleon rose through the ranks and became one of the most powerful and influential human beings of all time. All from humble beginnings. He really is inspirational and the only reason he is considered a villain by history is because he lost to the British and they got to decide he was the bad guy. If Napoleon beat the British then it would be totally different

[JukeBoxDestroyer]

one of my favorite Napoleon documentary series, I've had it in my vlc playlist for a few years and sometime have it on repeat for days

[TheRealSandorClegane]

Ridley Scott simply did not do Napoleon justice, maybe because he’s British and wanted to portray him in a bad light. Such a missed opportunity.

[jakeh]

I appreciate you getting that bag. This Network deserves it. Movie bad, this documentary fantasic.

[ThePrader]

I own an original Klingenthal Cuirassier sword, dated 1813. It was given to the CSM of the "Black Horse" Regiment by his men at the Change of Command ceremony in the 1980's. He gave it to me. The scabbard is steel. I ride horses and teach them how to accept the use of all sorts of weapons from the saddle. I have taught my foxhunting horses to accept the use of a sword from the saddle. The "cuirassier sword" is a beast. While no good as a "cut and slash" weapon like a curved saber, it will pierce a steel breastplate with its heavy, thick, sharp point. I can understand why a Cuirassier would prefer that type over the curved saber. My original 1840 US "wrist-breaker", is almost as massive. Almost. I wouldn't want to receive a thrust from either as they would both be fatal. I have always wondered if my Klingenthal was carried at Waterloo.

[travisspazz]

This is 40 minutes longer than Ridley's directors cut!

Seeing the movie Wednesday night in IMAX!

[joseenoel]

Just returning from Corsica visiting and they don't have fond memories of Napoleon, Joséphine never gave him an heir but his Polish wife did, they named him Alexandre! Love from Montreal!

[maxheadshot]

Napoleon's character had defenitely no darker side than any of his opponents, instead he had a progressive side at times which no one else had.

[hhvictor]

Napoleon's signature headgear just recently sold for over 2 million dollars via auction in Paris. L' Empereur is still a thing over two centuries later.

[nikolatasev]

A great video! It takes 300 minutes, and still glosses over a ton of history - the entire war of the Sixth Coalition is never mentioned, a dozen battles including the Leipzig - the largest European battle pre-WW1.
I would love to watch a true detailed study over a dozen hours of the entire history.
And the sheer hubris of Ridley Scott in trying to put it all in a 2 hour movie is insane.

[andynct]

An entire episode is missing. More than a year, 2013-2014, is missing. Battle of Leipzig, Napoleon's big defeat on the battlefield, and the occupation of Paris are not mentioned.

[PinkyJujubean]

I just watched Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Their portrayal of Napoleon was spot on. 👌

[johnduncan]

I watched this year's ago and been looking for this documentary for years

[missraeray]

This is awesome . Listening to this while coding at work . Really good stuff 🔥

[conors]

Just finished reading the book Napoleon the great. Was a great read! A very interesting historical figure.

[soldtobediers]

''You doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than all we generals.'' ~Napoleon Bonaparte

[dcoghlan]

Unfortunately Napoleon 2023 was not a great movie. Napoleon was a prodigy and one of very rare talent .Napoleon was a dark character who is known for his military genius but is shown as anything but in this disapointing take.2 parts is what it should have been.