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Adieu Bonaparte

1985

115 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein headshot

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

ALI

Ahmed Abdelaziz headshot

Ahmed Abdelaziz

Bakr

Gamil Ratib headshot

Gamil Ratib

Barthélémy

Michel Piccoli headshot

Michel Piccoli

Caffarelli

Patrice Chéreau headshot

Patrice Chéreau

Napoléon Bonaparte

Abla Kamel headshot

Abla Kamel

La femme de Bakr

Mohsena Tawfiq headshot

Mohsena Tawfiq

La Mère

Seif Abdelrahman headshot

Seif Abdelrahman

Kourayem

Christian Patey headshot

Christian Patey

Horace

Hassan Hussein headshot

Hassan Hussein

Le père

Salah Zulfikar headshot

Salah Zulfikar

Le cheikh Hassouna

Huda Sultan headshot

Huda Sultan

Nefissa

Tawfiq Al-Deqen headshot

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Tahiya Cariocca headshot

Tahiya Cariocca

Ali Al Sharif headshot

Ali Al Sharif

Salah Jahin headshot

Salah Jahin

Mohamed Atef headshot

Mohamed Atef

Yehia

Dahlia Younès headshot

Dahlia Younès

Nahed

Jean-Pierre Michaud headshot

Jean-Pierre Michaud

L'imprimeur Marcel

Claude Cernay headshot

Claude Cernay

Hassan El-Adl headshot

Hassan El-Adl

Mohamed Dardeery headshot

Mohamed Dardeery

Dahlia Younès headshot

Dahlia Younès

Antic Melkior headshot

Antic Melkior

Magdy Ahmed Aly headshot

Magdy Ahmed Aly

Naima ElSoghier headshot

Naima ElSoghier

Mahmoud El Gendy headshot

Mahmoud El Gendy