Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1985-05-17
Egypt, France
115 Min.
PG-13
Drama, History, War
Overview
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.
Cast
Bakr
Barthélémy
Caffarelli
Napoléon Bonaparte
La femme de Bakr
La Mère
Kourayem
Horace
Le père
Le cheikh Hassouna
Nefissa
Yehia
Nahed
L'imprimeur Marcel
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