L'Otage de l'Europe
Brief Synopsis
From 1816-1821, the story focuses on Napoleon's confinement on the Saint Helene Island and his duel with the English Governor Lowe.
Cast & Crew
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Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Director
Roland Blanche
Napoleon
Vernon Dobtcheff
Governor Hudson Lowe
Jean Barney
Cipriani
Jay Benedict
Fox
Georges Claisse
Reade
Film Details
Also Known As
Hostage of Europe, Jeniec Europy, Otage de l'Europe
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Angels the Costumiers; Le Studio Canal Plus; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Union Generale
Location
Odessa, Soviet Union; Bulgaria; France; Brittany, France
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Synopsis
From 1816-1821, the story focuses on Napoleon's confinement on the Saint Helene Island and his duel with the English Governor Lowe.
Director
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Director
Cast
Roland Blanche
Napoleon
Vernon Dobtcheff
Governor Hudson Lowe
Jean Barney
Cipriani
Jay Benedict
Fox
Georges Claisse
Reade
Jean-francois Delacour
Las Cases
Maria Gladkowska
Madame Montholon
Francois Berleand
General Montholon
Didier Flamand
General Bertrand
Ronald Guttman
General Gourgaud
Wolciech Kepczynski
Doctor O'Meara
Piotr Krukowski
Baron Sturmer
Daniel Langlet
Marquis De Montchenu
Catriona Maccoll
Lady Lowe
Jean-jacques Moreau
Marchand
Czeslaw Wojtala
Count Balmain
Isabelle Petit-jacques
Madame Bertrand
Natalia Donczewa
Susanne
Ewelina Peszewa
Caroline
Ludomir Biedecki
Las Cases Fils
Monika Kuklinska
Baronne Sturmer
Wasyl Boczwarow
Doctor Antomarchi
Arkadiusz Bazak
Amiral Cockburn
B Atanasow
L Charewicz
P Grabowski
R Radwanski
M Sikora
J Tomaszewicz
C Watew
A Zolkiewski
Crew
Jozef Barczak
Editor
Boleslaw Bednarski
Accountant
Jerzy Blaszynski
Sound Recording
Mieczyslaw Bomba
Construction
Stanislaw Bomba
Construction
Alexandre Bondarev
1st Assistant Director
Antoni Byszewski
Other
Jean-claude Carriere
French Adaptation
Jean-claude Carriere
Screenplay
Isabelle Cherel
Accountant
Judy Chrewsbury
Costume Designer
Nicole Agnes Cottet
Casting
Nicole-agnes Cottet
Casting
Julius Dankowski
Source Material (From Novel)
Julius Dankowski
Dialogue And Adaptation
Julius Dankowski
Screenplay
Miroslaw Dobek
2nd Sound Engineer
Tadeusz Drazkiewicz
Set Manager
R Gaweda
Electrician
E Gorzkowska
Wardrobe Mistress
U Grabowska
Production Assistant
Jozef Grzeszczak
Stunt Advisor
J Grzywacz
Electrician
Jacek Gwizdala
Production Coordinator
Danuta Halatek
Costume Designer
Zbigniew Jakubowski
Assistant Camera
Wanda Jankowska
Assistant Editor
A Jop
Electrician
Therese Kaufmann
Assistant Unit Manager
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Screenwriter
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Dialogue And Adaptation
Milko Kechajlow
Stunt Advisor
K Kern
Production Assistant
Jadwiga Kozba-zambrycka
Production Coordinator
Dariusz Krysiak
Makeup Assistant
A Lament
Electrician
M Langner
Sound Assistant
Jean Lara
Unit Manager
M Lopatecki
Props
S Machnicka
Wardrobe Mistress
Stantislaw Malec
Production Assistant
Milko Marinow
Art Direction
Zdrawko Marinow
Art Direction
Leszek Mizera
Color Timer
Boguslaw Mozer
Property Master
Grazina Mozer
Assistant Costumes
Bogdan Nowak
Other
Ursula Orczykowska
Production Manager
Z Osniecki
Sound Assistant
Kazimerz Pawlak
Electrician
Ully Pickardt
Production Supervisor
E Porczynski
Grip
Alojzy Przybysz
Props
Andrzej Reiter
Unit Manager
Jan Rutkiewicz
Other
Magdalena Rutkiewicz
Assistant Costumes
Janina Sakowska
Hairstyles
Janina Sakowska
Makeup
W Salska
Accountant
Jacek Sarnacki
1st Assistant Director
Andrzej Sawczuk
Camera Operator
A Scibiorek
Assistant Camera
Serge Silberman
Associate Producer
A Sloka
Electrician
Maria Stefaniak
Accountant
K Swiatzak
Production Assistant
Magda Swiderek
Set Assistant
Teresa Swiderek
Color Timer
Andrzej Swiderski
1st Assistant Art Direction
Teresa Tomaszewska
Hairstyles
Teresa Tomaszewska
Makeup
Jacek Turowicz
Art Direction
M Zajac
Grip
Barbara Zajkiewicz
Production Assistant
B Zasada
Electrician
Wieslaw Zdort
Director Of Photography
Izabela Zgorzelska
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Hostage of Europe, Jeniec Europy, Otage de l'Europe
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Angels the Costumiers; Le Studio Canal Plus; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Union Generale
Location
Odessa, Soviet Union; Bulgaria; France; Brittany, France
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Began shooting August 16, 1988.
Released in French and English versions.
