Film
Adieu Bonaparte
1985 · 1h 55m · Drama · History · War
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- 6.3
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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 and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.
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Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
ALI
Ahmed Abdelaziz
Bakr
Gamil Ratib
Barthélémy
Michel Piccoli
Caffarelli
Patrice Chéreau
Napoléon Bonaparte
Abla Kamel
La femme de Bakr
Mohsena Tawfiq
La Mère
Seif Abdelrahman
Kourayem
Christian Patey
Horace
Hassan Hussein
Le père
Salah Zulfikar
Le cheikh Hassouna
Huda Sultan
Nefissa
Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Tahiya Cariocca
Ali Al Sharif
Salah Jahin
Crew
- Youssef ChahineDirector · Writer
- Yousry NasrallahWriter
- Mohsen Mohey ElDeinWriter
- Marianne KhouryProducer
- Humbert BalsanProducer
- Jean-Pierre MahotProducer
- Mohsen NasrDirector of Photography
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Luc BarnierEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 17, 1985
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
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