1792 While the monster of the French Revolution is preparing to strike the decisive blow to royal power, charlatans and fortune-tellers are already predicting the fate of washerwomen and priests who dream of becoming duchesses and ministers of police. Soon the national razor - the guillotine - will work in full force, and the country will be engulfed in bloody terror. During these troubled times, a little man appears in Paris, whose name everyone makes fun of. But the day will come when his name will stand on a par with the names of the great emperors and conquerors, making all of Europe shudder. This man's name is Napoleon Bonaparte.