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The Man of Destiny

0.0 59 mins Drama   Comedy   1981
Director(s): Desmond Davis

One of Shaw's "pleasant plays", The Man of Destiny is a one-act lighthearted comedy of egos and social hypocrisy. Set in 1796 in northern Italy, it features a battle of wits between Napoleon Bonaparte and a mysterious, daring woman who has stolen his documents. Can she really challenge the strategic mind of a general still celebrating a famous victory?

Casts of The Man of Destiny

Delphine Seyrig

as The Lady

Simon Callow

as Napoleon

David Troughton

as Lieutenant

Niall Tóibín

as Giuseppe

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