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Adieu Bonaparte

Adieu Bonaparte

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 17, 1985

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Drama, History, War

User Score

58%

Original Title

وداعا بونابرت

Production Companies

Lyric International, MISR International Films, Renn Productions, TF1 Films Production

Director

Youssef Chahine

Description

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.