In 1795, he was an unpaid general consumed with ambition. In 1816, he was a bitter exile on the remote island on St. Helena. In the years between, he was the most powerful man on earth. From the campaign that transformed the Corsican outsider into a French heroto his bitter, final defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon charts the course of the man who defied centuries of tradition and forced his will upon a continent. Adapted by Didier Decoin from Max Gallo's bestselling novel, this epic production explores the private struggles, political intrigues and bloody battles that marked Napoleon's tempestuous rise and rule.