Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
Drama
History
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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
Yehia
Nahed
L'imprimeur Marcel
Barthélémy
Caffarelli
Napoléon Bonaparte
La femme de Bakr
Horace
Le père
Crew
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Writer
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Producer
Producer
Music
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Production Design
Art Direction
Costume Design
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Assistant Director
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