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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 5/17/1985
Runtime: 115 min
Director: Youssef Chahine
Writers: Youssef Chahine, Yousry Nasrallah, Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Top 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
Hassan Hussein
Le père
Salah Zulfikar
Le cheikh Hassouna
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