May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to take his last breath. The son of a Corsican family, he has been close to death on many occasions since, as a young captain in the revolutionary army, he seized Toulon from the royalists in 1793.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| TTristan DelusNapoleon Bonaparte | Napoleon Bonaparte |
 Denis PodalydèsSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| PPatrice GueniffeySelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
 Jacques-Olivier BoudonSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| TThierry LenzSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| PPierre BrandaSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| CCharles-Éloi VialSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
 Jean-Marie RouartSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| FFrançois HoudececkSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| CChantal PrévotSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| ÉÉmilie RobbeSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |