Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military general and emperor of France from 1804 to 1815. Read about his height, rise to power, quotes, exile, death, and more.
Michael Schulman profiles the director of “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” “Gladiator,” and “Thelma & Louise,” who discusses his career and his new movie about the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.