The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 film) Quotes

The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 film) is a TV program that appeared on TV in 1970 . The Emperor's New Clothes ended in 1970.

It features Uberto Pasolini as producer, Rachel Portman in charge of musical score, and Alessio Gelsini Torresi as head of cinematography.

Each episode of The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 film) is 107 minutes long. The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 film) is distributed by Film4 (theatrical).

The cast includes: Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte, Tim McInnerny as Dr. Lambert, Eddie Marsan as Louis Marchand, and Bob Mason as Captain Nicholls.

The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 film) Quotes

Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte

• (Unnamed) "I bought it from a lawyer who went bankrupt."
• (Ian Holm) "Well, that's something. I didn't know that was possible."

• (Unnamed) "You will of course be traveling incognito --"
• (Ian Holm) "Yes, of course incognito, but in what capacity will I be traveling?"
• (Unnamed) "Uh -- a galley hand."
• (Unnamed) "It is in the utmost need, Sire."
• (Ian Holm) "Even so, surely something above decks would have been more appropriate."

• (Ian Holm) "I had rather sleep in the gutter than spend one night under an inhospitable roof."

• (Ian Holm) "Six years of English cooking -- six years of staring at these dreary walls -- and at your gloomy face. You're quite ugly, did you know that? I haven't had the heart to tell you."
• (Eddie Marsan) "Yes, sire."

• (Ian Holm) "I am a man who can be killed, but not insulted."

• (Ian Holm) "They've changed my battlefield."

• (Ian Holm) "What are we going to do?"
• (Unnamed) "Sire?"
• (Ian Holm) "Well, he looks nothing like me."

• (Ian Holm) "I am Napoleon."
• (Unnamed) "No, you're not Napoleon. I hate Napoleon. He's filled France with widows and orphans. He took my husband. I won't let him take you."

Bob Mason as Captain Nicholls

• (Bob Mason) "Let us understand each other. Either this is Napoleon, in which case we have all nobly performed our duty, and may look forward to a well-deserved retirement in England at the expense of the British Crown. Or this is an imposter, and you have colluded in the most heinous fraud of all time, the suitable punishment for which I can only guess at. While I, I have allowed the Monster of Europe to slip through my fingers and escape from this island on my watch. ON MY WATCH. Gentlemen -- what we have here is a dead emperor."

Tim McInnerny as Dr. Lambert

• (Unnamed) "Sergeant. Sergeant Lenormand, are you all right? Can you hear me?"
• (Tim McInnerny) "Listen to me. How many fingers can you see?"
• (Unnamed) "What is your name?"
• (Ian Holm) "Emperor Napoleon."

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