Ridley Scott’s Napoleon would have been better with more facts, says historian

Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott (Ian West/PA)

Military historian Lord Andrew Roberts has said that Ridley Scott could have told a “better story” by filming a more accurate biopic of Napoleon.

The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, has been criticised for moments that did not happen such as the French emperor firing cannons at the Pyramids in Giza.