Adieu Bonaparte
1985 [ARABIC]
Drama / History / War

Plot summary
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.
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Top cast
Abla Kamel as La femme de Bakr
Michel Piccoli as Caffarelli
Gamil Ratib as Barthélémy
Patrice Chéreau as Napoléon Bonaparte
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