After his death, Napoleon Bonaparte, the humble soldier who rose through the ranks to become Emperor, remains the inspiration for Julien Sorel, son of a provincial carpenter. The ruthless Sorel is determined to rise in society, but feels that the road to power no longer lies in the army but in the church.
Ewan McGregor
Julien Sorel
Christopher Fulford
Napoleon
Alice Krige
Madame de Renal
T. P. McKenna
Marquis de la Mole
Rachel Weisz
Mathilde de la Mole
Clive Arrindell
Abbé de Frilair
Malcolm Sinclair
Abbe Castanede
Crispin Bonham-Carter
Comte de Croisenois
Martin Jarvis
Monsieur de Renal
Alistair Petrie
Hussar
Ian McNeice
Prosecutor
Richard Bremmer
Laughing Coachman
Stratford Johns
Abbe Pirard
Christopher Brand
Comte Norbert
Joe Duttine
Francois
Kate Maravan
Etienette
Michael Attwell
Monsieur Valenod