Adieu Bonaparte (1985)

This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon’s occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon’s army who tentatively befriends a local poet.
Youssef Chahine, Yousry Nasrallah, Hassan El Geretly
Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Gamil Ratib, Michel Piccoli, Patrice Chéreau, Abla Kamel, Mohsena Tawfiq, Seif Abdelrahman, Christian Patey, Hassan Hussein, Salah Zulfiqar, Huda Sultan, Tawfiq Al-Deqen, Tahiya Cariocca, Ali Al Sharif, Salah Jahin, Mohamed Atef, Dahlia Younès, Jean-Pierre Michaud, Claude Cernay, Hassan El Adl, Mohamed Dardeery, Dahlia Younès, Antic Melkior, Magdy Ahmed Aly
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