# animate! › Films › Emperor by Elizabeth Hobbs

Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/emperor/

Discovery terms: 2000s animation, watercolour animation, rostrum camera, napoleon, death, history, comedy, filmmaker, animator

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**Emperor** a film by Elizabeth Hobbs

[Elizabeth Hobbs](https://lizzyhobbs.co.uk)

2001, 4 min 20 sec

[watch this film ›](https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-emperor-2001-online)

![Emperor, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/emperor04.jpg)

PARIS1

### a film by Elizabeth Hobbs

### animate! synopsis

Comic colour capers as we learn the tabloid tale of Bonaparte and his not so bony part. A sensual wash from Waterloo to auctioneers as his pickled portion goes under the hammer. History was never this persuasive. History was never this.

### key credits

**director**
Elizabeth Hobbs

**voices**
Jonathon Booth

**narrator**
Elizabeth Hobbs

**editor**
Mark Jenkins

**music**
John Harris

**sound designer**
Jane Hicks

**producer**

**Emperor** film, stills and other materials © Elizabeth Hobbs 2001