Adieu Bonaparte
- Released on
- Runtime
- 115 mins
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.
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
- Mohsen Mohey ElDein
- Ahmed Abdelaziz
- Gamil Ratib
- Michel Piccoli
- Patrice Chéreau
- Abla Kamel
- Mohsena Tawfiq
- Seif Abdelrahman
- Christian Patey
- Hassan Hussein
- Salah Zulfikar
- 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
- Naima ElSoghier
- Mahmoud El Gendy
Director
- Youssef Chahine
Producers
- Jean-Pierre Mahot
- Humbert Balsan
- Marianne Khoury
