The Hostage of Europe
1989, PL. Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
On the island of Saint Helena, a prisoner Napoleon resisted allies who, through the voice of the English governor, Hudson Lowe, tried to humiliate him, break him, poison him in the figurative sense of the word, and perhaps literally.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- PL
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Cast & crew
- Jerzy KawalerowiczDirector
- Roland BlancheNapoleon Bonaparte
- Vernon DobtcheffHudson Lowe
- François BerléandGenerał Charles Tristan de Montholon
- Didier FlamandGenerał Henri Gatien Bertrand
- Ronald GuttmanGenerał Gaspard Gourgaud
- Maria GładkowskaMadame Albine de Montholon
- Leon CharewiczLokaj
- Agnieszka Mirowska-TomaszewskaCast
- Arkadiusz BazakAdmirał George Cockburn
- Piotr GrabowskiEngilsh Officer
- Isabelle Petit-JacquesMadame Bertrand
- Catriona MacCollLady Lowe
Details
- Released
- 29 September 1989
- Original title
- Jeniec Europy
- Country
- France, Poland
- Written by
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz
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The Hostage of Europe runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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The Hostage of Europe isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 September 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Hostage of Europe?
The Hostage of Europe (1989) was directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and stars Roland Blanche, Vernon Dobtcheff, François Berléand.