Trivia for bonaparte

Vincent Schiavelli's character was specifically written for him.

Rockstar Games was good friends with Vincent Schiavelli and wrote the role of Le Rougead specifically for him in order to work with him in a film.

In 1972, the scene were the servant's head was cut off was edited heavily due to that the scene may cause a possible NC-17 rating. It is currenly not known whatever the MPAA would have given the film an NC-17 classification at the time.

Michael Tarn portrayed a scumbag in the film Drug Boys, which Rockstar Games saw and really liked it. He originally casted Tarn in his film Hyborian, but he refused. Tarn did accept the offer to play Napoleon.

Rockstar Games was given a lot of directorial offers including directing a stage opera, but the film adaptation Bonaparte interested him more.

Vincent Schiavelli's character is called Red in French constantly. In Rockstar Games' directorial debut, Schiavelli portrayed a character named "Redhead".

Helen Mirren's main acting debut.