1815. A soldier becomes the governor of St. Helena and jailer of Napoleon
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The people behind it
John Gielgud
Lord Sissal
Ralph Richardson
Sir Hudson Lowe
Billie Whitelaw
Madame Bertrand
Kenneth Haigh
Napoleon Bonaparte
Moses Gunn
General Gourgaud
Lee Montague
Cipriani
Georgina Hale
Betty Balcombe
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A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
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A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
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