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Adieu Bonaparte

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Adieu Bonaparte

5.8

1h 55m

1985

Synopsis

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.

Director

Youssef Chahine

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

as ALI

Ahmed Abdelaziz

Ahmed Abdelaziz

as Bakr

Gamil Ratib

Gamil Ratib

as Barthélémy

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

as Caffarelli

Patrice Chéreau

Patrice Chéreau

as Napoléon Bonaparte

Abla Kamel

Abla Kamel

as La femme de Bakr

Mohsena Tawfiq

Mohsena Tawfiq

as La Mère

Seif Abdelrahman

Seif Abdelrahman

as Kourayem

Christian Patey

as Horace

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